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5 things Rockhopper case tells us about ECT's threat to climate justice
Rockhopper successfully sued Italy for £210 million over Italy’s law banning coastal oil drilling, using the ECT and ISDS.
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Taxing extreme wealth for fairer, greener societies
The UK government must join global efforts to coordinate wealth taxes and urgently tax those with more than £10 million in assets.
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Israel’s illegal settlements destroy Palestinian homes, lives and rights
Not only is this illegal, systematically violating the rights of the Palestinian people causes devastating harm.
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Global Green New Deal: 10 interventions to transform our world
The world is in crisis. Only a just transition to societies rooted in equality and harmony with our planet – through a Global Green New Deal – can ensure dignified lives for all.
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From resistance to power: Building climate justice in Colombia
How will Colombia’s new Pacto Historico government, headed by Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez translate their radical climate justice platform into policy?
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5 Reasons why ECT 'modernisation' is corporate greenwashing
The plans to modernise the Energy Charter Treaty are corporate greenwashing. The UK governments arguments for modernisation instead of abolition aren't logical from a climate justice perspective.
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We will never stop fighting for workers' rights
Decent work and a living wage are not only basic rights, but a key route out of poverty. Through organising, the collective voice of workers has won rights and decent work for millions of people.
Maricunga: Ecosystem threatened by lithium mining
The Maricunga salt flats, in the heart of Chile’s Atacama Desert, are under threat from lithium mega-mining. Communities fighting back are on the frontline of the fight for just transition and climate justice.
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End Israeli Apartheid
For over 70 years, the state of Israel has subjected the Palestinian people to its brutal regime of control.
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A just transition is against trade rules – let’s change them
Tackling the climate crisis requires a radical transformation of our societies and economies, but our trade rules stand in the way.
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COP26: Demanding justice for the Global South
As the UK hosts the annual United Nations climate change summit, COP26 (31 October to 12 November), we ask what negotiations that deliver real climate justice would look like.
War on Want response: Israel moves to outlaw Palestinian human rights groups
We condemn Israel's attack on leading Palestinian civil society groups
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Why November’s UN Climate Summit matters – and what you can do
As the UK hosts world leaders in Glasgow this November, we know that moving the dial from climate inaction towards climate justice will only be possible through our collective action.
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The Energy Charter Treaty is a threat to climate action
Corporate courts, facilitated by the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), are enriching fossil fuel companies at the expense of climate action.