In an open letter published on Tuesday 8 December, more than 200 leading climate advocates called on the European Union and the signatory states of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) to withdraw from the treaty, which they say hinders the transition to an energy system without fossil fuels.
This appeal is in line with the criticism expressed by nearly 250 MEPs (now more than 260) that the ECT is incompatible with the Paris Climate Agreement, in particular because of a clause that allows...