The #EnergyCharterTreaty is a major obstacle to the clean energy transition

More than 200 climate leaders & scientists are calling on governments to withdraw from this outdated treaty, which protects dirty #fossilfuels

https://www.endfossilprotection.org/en 

#EndFossilProtection #NoECT
An example of a country being bullied under the #EnergyCharterTreaty for taking #ClimateAction ?

Coal company @uniper_energy is threatening to sue The Netherlands for decision to phase-out #coal by 2030. It could claim up to €1 bn!

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Italy is being sued under the #ECT after its Parliament banned new #oil & #gas drilling near the coast. Oil company Rockhopper now claims $350 mio in compensation.

This is how the #EnergyCharterTreaty undermines
clean energy transition.

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