Key Brazilian Mining Case Advances
The Instituto Cordilheira recently filed an appeal to push for justice in Minas Gerais, Brazil, a territory riddled with a history of mining company abuses. Instituto Cordilheira has collaborated with ELAW, Conterra, Instituto Fórum Permanente São Francisco, and the Loucos Por Bento group to advance an important case to ensure that mining expansion in the region complies with environmental and human rights laws and considers climate impacts.…
Investment treaties are undermining the global energy transition
Globally, 2 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) of potential annual greenhouse gas emissions is protected via investment treaties. The G7 is responsible for protecting 50% of these emissions abroad. Investment treaties with investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions are misaligned with international efforts to achieve net zero emissions. Countries with climate ambition need to lead the reform of investment treaties to eliminate the risk posed by ISDS to the global energy transition.…