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The Role And Relevance Of Investment Treaties In Promoting Renewable Energy Investments, Ladan Mehranvar, Lisa E. Sachs
The Role And Relevance Of Investment Treaties In Promoting Renewable Energy Investments, Ladan Mehranvar, Lisa E. Sachs
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Co-authors Ladan Mehranvar and Lisa Sachs discuss the effect of investment treaties as catalysts for critical investments in the energy transition, with a particular focus on the Spanish renewable energy cases. The book chapter, "The Role and Relevance of Investment Treaties in Promoting Renewable Energy Investments," is featured in Investment Arbitration and Climate Change, published by Kluwer Law International B.V.
Investor–State Dispute Settlements: A Hidden Handbrake On Climate Action, Lea Di Salvatore, Lorenzo Cotula, Anirudh Nanda, Chloe Yuqing Wang
Investor–State Dispute Settlements: A Hidden Handbrake On Climate Action, Lea Di Salvatore, Lorenzo Cotula, Anirudh Nanda, Chloe Yuqing Wang
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
To achieve the Paris Agreement’s climate goals, states must move away from fossil fuels. But investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) — a system that enables companies to take states to international arbitration — can increase the cost of this transition.
Our research shows that fossil fuel companies have historically secured at least US$82.8 billion in damages and large sums continue to be invested in fossil fuels worldwide. To address this problem, investment governance must be harmonised with global climate goals.