Hi John,
Plans for our day of action are coming together. Six weeks ahead of the UN climate conference, COP 26, on Sat 18 Sept, we’re holding a ‘Corporate Courts vs The Climate’ day. We’ve heard from groups up and down the country who are getting ready to take action - from XR Salisbury to Chesterfield Climate Alliance to Global Justice Ayrshire and many more.
Can you join them in calling for the UK to exit the Energy Charter Treaty before COP and to stop corporate courts blocking climate action?
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What can you do?
In your area
We’ve put together a list of locations linked to corporate court cases to do with climate action. They range from power stations run by Uniper, to Shell and Texaco garages.
If you are part of a GJN or climate or other activist group - or if you can get five or more people together, then you could hold a:
- protest outside of one of the companies
- campaign stall in the high street
- stunt at one of the companies
There’s more information on these ideas on our website, along with a template press release and some resources you could use. Do let us know if you’re planning an action, at [email protected] - you can also order placards and other materials.
In London
If you’re in London, we’re planning a stunt the morning before the main day of action, and it would be lovely if you could join us. We’ll be doing a short walking tour along with some circus performers. It will be fun! Let us know at [email protected] if you are coming:
- when: Friday 17 September, 10:30
- where: meet outside Blackfriars tube - turn right and meet in the space across the road at the bottom of New Bridge St
Webinar
At the end of the afternoon on the 18th, join us and War on Want for an online webinar to hear from communities around the world fighting corporate courts and their threat to the climate. We’ll be hearing from speakers from Bolivia, Argentina and Italy - register to book your space.
From home
We’re putting some research together around the financial cost of these cases, and we’ll be in touch closer to the time with some online actions you can take.
What are we calling for?
We're calling for the UK to exit the Energy Charter Treaty before COP 26. The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is a giant corporate court deal between over 50 countries specifically for energy companies. At its heart is a corporate court system which is currently being used by:
- two energy companies, Uniper and RWE, to sue the Netherlands over its coal power phaseout
- UK oil company, Rockhopper, to sue Italy over a ban on offshore drilling close to the coast
- UK fracking company, Ascent Resources, to sue Slovenia for requiring it to assess the environmental impact of fracking plans.
We're campaigning along with allies all across Europe all calling on our own governments to exit the ECT.
We're also calling for the UK to drop corporate courts in the current UK-Canada trade talks and to stop joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) which has corporate courts. We want the UK to get rid of this unjust system completely in its trade deals.
I hope you can join us in two weeks time for the day of action. Fossil fuel companies are increasingly using corporate courts to challenge climate action. We need to join together in action to get rid of corporate courts.
In solidarity,
Jean Blaylock
Trade campaigner at Global Justice Now
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