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Center for International Environmental Law
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Did you know your government could be sued for curbing fossil fuels? Foreign companies use a little-known mechanism called ISDS to claim hundreds of millions of dollars over climate action. Swipe through the slides, and sign the petition to end ISDS: bit.ly/4B1IrFH 🧵 1/3

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Center for International Environmental Law
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Every ISDS claim drains public money. Fossil fuel companies have been awarded over $80 billion through ISDS. And the fear of being sued can stop climate policies even before they start. Dig deeper into what's at stake, and what governments can do: bit.ly/4i5JiMV 🧵 2/3

linkedin.comHow Investment State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) threatens climate actionGovernments cannot meet their climate and human rights obligations if investors can sue them over public-interest regulation. By Melissa Blue Sky and Francesca Mingrone, Senior Attorneys at the Center...