While critics are skeptical about using investor-state dispute settlement to address environmental issues, proponents caution against dismissing a mechanism that could ensure nations live up to their promises to promote sustainable development and mitigate climate change.
If we’re going to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, we’ll need an energy revolution. Specifically, we need to replace our dirty, fossil fuel-based grids and dirty, fossil fuel-powered vehicles with clean, carbon-free grids, and electric vehicles that charge off them. But there’s a big problem.