A Shadowy Corner of International Law Is Threatening Climate Action, U.N. Expert Warns
A Shadowy Corner of International Law Is Threatening Climate Action, U.N. Expert Warns
Soon after Italy approved a ban on offshore oil drilling, in 2015, the country received some alarming news: A British oil company that had been planning to drill was suing the government, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation. The company, called Rockhopper, brought its claim not i...
The fact this can happen is maddening. But what's to stop a government from going "dang that's crazy," and not cooperating in any part of the process, including paying.
The most recent episode of the Deconstructed podcast was all about the ISDS. I can't believe I'd never heard of this before.
https://theintercept.com/2023/10/20/deconstructed-corporations-democracy-silent-coup/
Guys, you know we are the ones who made those laws. These were not imposed by aliens, and we can just ignore them, like amazon ignores workers rights for example.
We just dont want to.
Throw it on the pile of "why humanity will get what it deserves" So when the alien archaeologists find it they'll know what happened to us.