Energy Charter Treaty and the Paris Agreement – Friends or Foes? – 7th EFILA Lecture (28 October 2021)

Abstract

In this lecture the question was answered whether the ECT and the Paris Agreement are friends or foes? The conclusion is that so far they appear never to have even talked to one another. At least in the ECT jurisprudence, it seems as if energy investment law and climate law exist in parallel and at times very different worlds. In light of the urgent climate crisis, this needs to change.