EU exit from climate-killing energy treaty looms
Denmark joins a spate of EU nations including Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands who are exiting the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an investment pact weaponized by big emitters to sue governments — most recently for phasing out fossil fuels.
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Brussels tables EU-wide exit from the Energy Charter Treaty, considered at odds with the Green Deal
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EU moves to quit energy investment treaty
The European Union on Friday moved to pull the plug on the bloc's membership in the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) — an investor protection pact that's seen as hampering decarbonization efforts.