The Energy Charter Treaty: Assessing Amendment, Withdrawal, and Termination

The special protections under international law that the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) gives to fossil fuel investors and their investments go in the opposite direction of what is needed for the world to decarbonize its energy matrix and fight the climate emergency. Click below to explore CCSI’s research and analysis concerning efforts to reform the ECT, how proposed treaty amendments fail to rise to the mounting global challenges regarding energy investment, climate action, and sustainable development, and how states could best fill the vacuum of the ECT via multilateralism and international law for climate-aligned, sustainable investment in a just energy transition.