"ISDS allows foreign companies to file claims against national governments if their investments have been affected by new policies, including those aimed at protecting the environment and public health." insideclimatenews.org/news/0807202...

UNCITRAL's latest ISDS reforms don't fix the system's core imbalance. A new analysis shows how procedural tweaks can't resolve structural problems that may still hinder governments' ability to pursue climate action. aftinet.org.au/analysis-unc...

In Malaysia, over 20,000 people have signed the petition rejecting proposed seed law amendment to align with UPOV 1991. Farmers are concerned that it will criminalised their everyday practice in breeding, saving and exchanging seeds and increase the price of seed www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckIB...

Why Europe’s trees are dying "it is not only drought, but also unusually warm or wet springs that increase the risk – even ideal growing conditions can prove fatal later on."

🚨The EU needs to quit fossil gas 🚨 With a coalition of over 40 civil society organisations, we are urging the EU for a fossil gas exit strategy, with annual binding gas demand reduction targets of 7-8%, an end to LNG imports, and strong enforcement of the EU methane rules 👉https://l1nq.com/iyvry3r

Plastics treaty negotiations resumed last week at a Heads of Delegation meeting in Nairobi. Here is what happened and what it means for the future of the treaty — and of multilateralism. 🧵

if you want to know more about one of the main obstacles to fight the #climatecrisis: "ISDS" And how this "4 letterword" is putting foreigh investors rights above national law you might want to check out this video youtu.be/4KYMqQxhySI?... #climate #change #StopISDS

New study shows how #EU trade agreements force countries like #Kenya & #Indonesia to align Intellectual property rules with UPOV 1991 restrict farmers’ rights to save and exchange seeds, strengthening corporate control over seed systems. www.bothends.org/uploaded_fil... #Agroecology #multinationals

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Good news from the African continent !! Only international cooperation will be able to tam corporate greed in a globalized world economy #Multinationals #Taxevasion

Pushed by big companies and some rich families many industrialized countries force countries of the South to introduce stricter intellectual property rights on seeds, via patentlaw or “UPOV91” Here a report by @publiceye.ch on the #humanrights impact www.publiceye.ch/en/publicati... #seeds

Seeds are foundational to global food systems and to conserving biodiversity. But provisions in trade agreements — including the restrictive UPOV91 — limit farmers’ ability to save and share seeds. In a submission to the U.N., we advocate for farmers’ Right to Seeds: www.iatp.org/farmer-acces...

In Argentina, the seed industry lobby is putting #UPOV91 back on the agenda. They want the country to join in order to restrict farmers' rights to reuse #seeds and collect more royalties bichosdecampo.com/con-una-mezc...

South Africa's new Plant Breeders Act that officially came into effect is a blow to farmers’ rights and smallholders farming practices by aligning South Africa to UPOV91 and extending the scope of Intellectual Property protection www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-... @afsafrica.bsky.social

No Secret Courts for Fossil Fuel Companies: End ISDS secure.waronwant.org/page/189984/...

People ask: ‘why don’t countries just refuse to pay ISDS fines.’ Here’s why. They get hounded. In this crazy case, ISDS investors are following Spain’s football team around the World Cup to try to seize their assets (inc deposits for hotel rooms). Insane www.bfmtv.com/economie/int...

NEW: The investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system has been used by mining and energy companies to sue Guatemala for hundreds of millions of dollars amid conflicts over local communities’ defense of water, land, and Indigenous rights. Read more from IPS and @tninstitute.bsky.social: #StopISDS

Highlighting a "powerful public letter" of over 200 prominent economists & legal scholars calling for the need to address #ISDS as a significant barrier to #ClimateAction, Yves Lador of @earthjustice.org urges the Council to answer to this call by addressing human rights impacts of ISDS.

UN climate talks wrapped up in Bonn yesterday. Our side event with @caneurope.org CAN-LA @foeint.bsky.social threw light on corporate courts blocking climate action. Govt reps from Colombia, Australia and the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change called for states to work together to address ISDS

International jurists and former Ecuadorian officials defend ISDS constitutional ban under attack despite democratic vote aftinet.org.au/Ecuador-ISDS...

From the Blue Community tni – Transnational Institute: ISDS in Numbers — Guatemala. Overview of the transnational investment protection regime that undermines water, territories and self-determination. blue-community.net/b...

Pressefreiheit in Gefahr – und das ausgerechnet beim #ZDF. Wer auf Trumps Sanktionsliste steht, darf nicht mehr beim Sender auftreten oder arbeiten. Unterzeichne jetzt den Campact-Appell. ➡️ aktion.campact.de/s/kZxSaWit

NEW South Centre note: 2,200+ investment treaties with #ISDS shield fossil fuels & can cause regulatory chill, blocking the achievement of Paris Agreement goals. States must promote the reform/termination of IIAs at #SB64 to protect climate action. www.southcentre.int/south-centre...

#SB64: You thought the interlinkages & talks about climate finance and a just transition away from fossil fuels were complicated? Meet the acronym, making it even harder: #ISDS = Investor-State Dispute Settlement: A major barrier to climate action that too few people are talking about. A 🧵

Wow, Investor to State Dispute Settlement (#ISDS - those evil corporate courts) is making itself known at the world cup! www.ft.com/content/df9e...

New Triodos Bank analysis warns that ISDS is obstructing climate policy and calls for stronger action to address its role in delaying the energy transition. aftinet.org.au/triodos-bank...

Thanks to ISDS, taxpayers face a £300m bill as coal investors sue over an aborted coal mine. That’s 6 times what the company invested. Our climate policy is being held to ransom by these toxic corporate courts 🧵 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

AFTINET is calling for the removal of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) from the CPTPP review. ISDS lets foreign corporations sue governments for public interest laws, including climate policy. aftinet.org.au/AFTINET-CPTP...

For those who want to read what the pope actually said on AI „MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS- On safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial inteligence“ www.vatican.va/content/leo-... [in 8 official languages, so no GoogleTranslate needed 😉] #AI #ArtificialInteligence #Vatican

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Die Reportage aus Guatemala gibts hier zum Nachlesen: stories.publiceye.ch/toxische-ban...

#GoodNews Dutch Bank (Triodos Bank), is to exclude companies that are involved in ISDS claims against governments, particularly where these claims target climate or energy transition policies. #StopISDS #ISDS #sustainable #finanace #Banking www.triodos.com/en/articles/...

En @nu.nl noemt dit een "demonstratie". De @nieuws.nos.nl noemt de mensen die de brandweer tegen hielden "betogers". Alsof dit nog in de buurt komt van betogingen, terwijl het gewoon xenofoob, anti-democratisch, rascistisch gemotiveerd geweld is dat tegen terreur aanzit.

Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... #AI #Kenya #Microsoft #energy #neocolonialism

Die Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte warnt weiterhin vor der #Chatkontrolle. Eine „anlasslose Massenüberwachung“ aller Bürger:innen „wäre in einem Rechtstaat beispiellos“. Auch die Datenschutzkonferenz fordert, die Chatkontrolle „endgültig abzusagen“. netzpolitik.org/2026/anlassl...

Google verstößt gegen den Digital Markets Act – Die EU bereitet eine Milliardenstrafe vor. Doch Berichten zu folge stoppt Ursula von der Leyen die Strafe in letzter Minute. Ein Skandal!

Spanish cultural centres in the Netherland #Utrecht under threat. A good example how #ISDS also colaboration and cultural exchange between states and state instituions undermined High time to get out of ISDS and #ICSID www.euronews.com/culture/2026... #NoISDS #StopISDS

Over 340 groups around the world have called upon their governments to start freeing themselves from a little-known system of secretive tribunals called ISDS. #stopISDS

A timely read on how ISDS can delay or deter climate action. These secretive corporate tribunals pose real risks to public interest regulation. Colombia’s president recently announced plans to withdraw. @theecologist.org #StopISDS #ISDS theecologist.org/2026/apr/24/...

a scary development: "Nearly a third of newborns were found to be watching screens for more than three hours a day"

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4u20 's middags luiden kerken de noodklok voor de 420 kinderen die al zo lang in Nederland zijn dat ze hier thuis horen. Teken de petitie: actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ge... #LaatZeBlijven

A little known system of secretive tribunals allows corporations to sue governments outside of national legal systems over laws and policies they don't like It's called ISDS and it's written into investment treaties It's been used to sue over climate, health, chemical safety - everything really

After France, Denmark is moving too: its Digitalisation Ministry plans to phase out Microsoft, switching to Linux and LibreOffice in the coming months. The goal is clear—reduce dependence on a handful of global tech giants and strengthen digital sovereignty.

Lawmakers question if JetBlue is using personal data to set ticket prices reut.rs/4co4UCt

An unknown, but very legal tool is blocking climate action and the fossil fuel phase out: 👉 Investor State Dispute Settlement, or ISDS. ISDS allows foreign investors - like big polluters - to sue states when public policies affect their investments and profits. (1/3)

Billions have already been claimed by investors through ISDS. That's taxpayer money. And there's one country that plays a major role in the ISDS system. Ironically, that same country is co-hosting the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels: The Netherlands 🇳🇱 (2/3)