NE BRADONS PAS LE CLIMAT

The report contends that global trade rules and agreements, such as the TTIP, CETA, and TISA, obstruct the transition to renewable energy and climate stability. It highlights how Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms allow corporations to sue governments over environmental policies, and criticizes 'false solutions' like carbon trading and REDD+. The authors call for a democratic, sustainable economic approach that prioritizes local resources and a binding global carbon budget.

• International trade and investment agreements prioritize corporate profits and growth in energy-intensive sectors, including fossil fuel extraction and intensive agriculture, which accelerates climate change and deforestation.
• Industrial agriculture is a major driver of climate change; while official estimates place its greenhouse gas emissions at 11% in 2010, accounting for chemical inputs, transport, processing, and deforestation raises this figure to nearly 50%.
• Regional trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) are negotiated in secret and aim to limit the regulatory power of governments to ban polluting fuels or implement energy efficiency labels.
• The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism allows foreign investors to sue governments in private tribunals if environmental measures affect their profits, creating a 'time bomb' for climate policy.
• Specific legal challenges have been used to protect polluting industries, such as Lone Pine Resources suing Canada over a fracking moratorium in Quebec, and Vattenfall suing Germany to force the opening of a coal plant in Hamburg.
• The World Trade Organization (WTO) maintains a trade regime that prioritizes growth and can increase CO2 emissions through trade liberalization, while its rules on subsidies and intellectual property hinder the transition to renewable energy and climate-resilient agriculture.
• Carbon trading and REDD+ are characterized as 'false solutions' that allow developed countries to avoid reducing emissions and can lead to financial risks or the replacement of natural forests with less effective tree plantations.

APA

Hall, R., & Cossar-Gilbert, S. (n.d.). NE BRADONS PAS LE CLIMAT. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/foe-climate-trade-booklet-FR-web.pdf

Chicago

Hall, Ronnie, and Sam Cossar-Gilbert. NE BRADONS PAS LE CLIMAT. Friends of the Earth International, n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/foe-climate-trade-booklet-FR-web.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hallndbradons, author = {Hall, Ronnie and Cossar-Gilbert, Sam}, title = {{NE BRADONS PAS LE CLIMAT}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/foe-climate-trade-booklet-FR-web.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }