The lawsuit, using Energy Charter Treaty obligations as its basis, follows a similar one by Uniper against the Netherlands. Climate campaigners say the treaty is preventing European countries from tackling climate change.
protecting investments in energy projects against regulatory changes, as the basis of the arbitration request.
70% of the pipe has already been laid in the project, with the main section still missing at the center.Anti-climate treaty 'These cases prove that the Energy Charter Treaty impedes the EU and its Member States from complying with the Paris Agreement,” said Lora Verheecke, trade campaigner with Friends of the Earth Europe. “The Energy Charter Treaty is a clear and present danger to the urgently needed fossil fuel phase-out.”
German energy giant RWE is reportedly also asking for compensation for the expected closure of two coal-based plants in the Netherlands, one of which started operating in 2015 at a cost of €2.8 billion.
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