Energy Charter Treaty: UK claims 'carve-out' reforms will help strengthen net zero ambitions

Michael Holder
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But campaigners slam concessions, arguing they continue to give fossil fuel investments another 10 years of legal protection

Both the UK and European Union have secured opt-outs from provisions in the global Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) governing fossil fuel investments, with the 'modernised' treaty set to have "a much stronger...

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