We are planning to have a campaign stall in Sheffield city centre on The Moor (near the former Debenham’s), to campaign on the issue of “corporate courts” and the Energy Charter Treaty. We will be engaging with the public and encouraging people to sign petition cards addressed to the Prime Minister and the International Trade Secretary. asking them to
- Exit the Energy Charter Treaty
- Stop joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Corporate courts (ISDS) give fossil fuel companies the power to sue governments for taking action on the climate emergency. They are an obstacle to a clean energy transition and to achieving climate justice.
Fossil fuel companies are already using corporate courts to sue governments for over $18 billion – and that’s just a start. Industry insiders reckon the amounts at stake could be over $9 trillion. The UK needs to drop corporate courts in new trade deals, and exit the Energy Charter Treaty.
You can see more about the issue of corporate courts here, including case studies, and also read the campaign briefing.
If you are in Sheffield city centre on Saturday, May 21st, please come and join us on our stall.
Or you can sign the Global Justice Now petition here.
