The latest details of the Canada Strong Fund are disturbing. Concerning plan to raise capital through 'asset optimisation... unlocking the full value of existing federal assets'. A strategy plan to assetize / privatize public goods to fund private sector. budget.canada.ca/update-misea...

Spring Economic Update 2026

Canada strong for all

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Stiglitz, Piketty, Ghosh, Chang and over 200 other experts call for an "unwinding" of ISDS Writing to Colombian president Petro, ahead of the fossil fuel transition conf he will host next month, they say ISDS is a system for "paying polluters" that stands in the way of that transition #stopISDS

📢 A just transition means phasing out fossil fuels and the ISDS system that protects them 📢 A new contribution from @kylat.bsky.social sets out why reform to the investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) system is essential for phase-outs. sussex.ac.uk/research/pro... Quick 🧵👇

A just transition requires roadmaps to phase-out fossil fuels and ISDS

At COP30, calls to phase-out fossil fuels were blocked, but Colombia pushed on -also warning that ISDS remains a major barrier to the transition.

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Shame on Canada for presumably pushing this on Indonesia at the behest of mining firms.

Trade and Investment Research Project@ccpa-tirp.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Lots of people looking at the investment chapter, which includes investor-state dispute settlement despite Indonesia's recent rethink (and common sense, which says these provisions are stupid, antidemocratic and don't actually encourage investment).

🆕 stories show how old investment treaties still roll out the red carpet for investors to sue EU countries over sanctions against aggressive regimes, national security, climate laws, tax policies … This secretive #ISDS system puts profits above democracy. Read more 👉 10isdsstories.org #StopISDS

From NACLA’s Green Capitalism in the Americas, we look at foreign investment in solar energy in Honduras that led to persecution of communities starting under the narcodictatorship and now $1,6 billion in claims over modest reforms. @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HFMVI...

The Sinister Side of Solar Energy in Honduras

Published in NACLA Report on the Americas (Vol. 57, No. 3, 2025)

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🚨 BILLIONS lost to corporate lawsuits, not going to #ClimateAction. Join us at our official #SB62 side event: how investment treaties block climate progress & drain public funds. 🗓️ Mon, Jun 16 | 15:00 CEST 📍 Berlin Room, World Conference Center, Bonn #ISDS #ClimateJustice More: bit.ly/4l75Qwx

Addressing investment treaties to achieve article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement - SB62 Official side event

Mobilising climate finance requires removing barriers that distort investment decisions and divert public resources from climate action. One such barrier is the international legal framework made up o...

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With summer just around the corner, are you looking to indulge in some juicy, page-turning scholarship? Today, the Blog highlights some of the hottest new forthcoming LPE and LPE-adjacent articles. 🔥🔥

Some of the Best New LPE and LPE-Adjacent Scholarship

With summer just around the corner, are you looking to indulge in some juicy, page-turning scholarship? As always, the Blog has you covered with our biannual roundup of some of our favorite…

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Fossil fuel companies make money and block climate action by playing the victim. See this informative new study from CSSN scholars @kylat.bsky.social @fergusgreen.bsky.social on how companies leverage investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) to further their goals. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The UK officially withdrew from the #ECT yesterday, but fossil fuel companies could still sue the gov for 20 years under its "sunset clause." New legal advice shows a way out with an inter se agreement to block future #ISDS claims. tjm.org.uk/uk-can-act-t... @globaljusticenow.bsky.social

BREAKING: @Ls4Ca released their 2025 Law Firm #Climate Change Scorecard. The legal profession is complicit in climate destruction—and young lawyers are fighting back. A thread with key take-aways & why its findings are so timely. 🧵 Read the report: bit.ly/2025Scorecard

To stop climate change & cut exposure to volatile energy markets, some Govs are phasing out oil & gas production. But what if investors sue? Our brief sets out how to design phaseouts to minimize the risk of investment arbitration—in parallel to accelerating ISDS reform. buff.ly/XHLD6fd 🧵 1/3

What is feigned victimization and how is it used by fossil fuel companies to achieve capital accumulation and climate obstruction?

Pleased to share this short policy brief "Ending the Era of Investor-State Dispute Settlement”, co-authored with Rachel Thrasher and Kevin P. Gallagher for the Think 7 (T7) process coordinated by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). #ISDS www.think7.org/publications...

Ending the Era of Investor-State Dispute Settlement

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Call for papers: “Small Groups, Big Goals: Minilateralism in Action” I am organizing a panel with @jfmorin.bsky.social for the 2025 Transformations Community/Earth System Governance Conference in South Africa next year: www.transformationscommunity.org/tcesg25-conf...

Excited to be moderating this virtual session on "Re-Imagining the University in an Era of Polycrisis". A great lineup of speakers including @jenniecstephens.bsky.social who will talk about her forthcoming book Climate Justice and the University. Free to register: 2024forum.earthsystemgovernance.org

finance nerds -- i'm maybe late to the party on this one, but check out www.globalisdstracker.org for awesome data and graphs on the ISDS. @kylat.bsky.social

Global ISDS Tracker | How Corporate Courts Threaten Our Future

This website tells a story of how a little known legal mechanism is enriching fossil fuel corporations with public money, delaying climate action and threatening our future. This mechanism is called I...

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