Energy Charter Treaty reform reaches milestone, with little progress to show

A two-day conference of the 54 parties to the Energy Charter Treaty, opening on Wednesday (16 December), will attempt to move forward in reforming the little-known charter, decried by environmentalists for protecting fossil fuel investments and blocking international efforts to curb global warming.

The Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline consortium filed a notice in September 2019, asking a tribunal of private arbiters to determine whether the European Union is in breach of its obligations under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). [© Nord Stream 2 / Axel Schmidt]

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Updated: 29-09-2024

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