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Center for International Environmental Law
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The World Bank says it wants a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Yet its own arbitration center, ICSID, hears an estimated 60% of ISDS cases. These claims can drain public budgets and deter climate action. Today in Washington D.C., we called on the World Bank to stop backing ISDS. 🧵 1/3

Center for International Environmental Law
@ciel.org

ISDS lets foreign companies bypass national courts and sue governments over public-interest policies, such as environmental, health, and clean-energy rules. Most cases are brought by companies from wealthy countries against developing countries. 🧵 2/3

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