The European Union and the 27 Member States that have ratified the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) – Italy withdrew from the text in 2016 – must ensure that the revision of this text ends or withdraws from its current protection of fossil fuels – considered 278 civil society organisations and trade unions in an open letter published on Monday 9 December.
“The Energy Charter Treaty is totally outdated, it’s a boon to dirty fossil fuel companies. [...] Either the EU and member states...