Energy
Eamon Ryan welcomes EU decision to exit Energy Charter Treaty
The controversial treaty was designed to protect energy investors but has increasingly been used to challenge member states’ decarbonisation plans
Eamon Ryan has welcomed an EU decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
The environment minister was responding to a decision taken by member states at the European Competitiveness Council on Thursday to withdraw from the controversial treaty, which allows companies to sue governments over energy related policies.
“The minister for the environment, climate and communications welcomed the decision by the EU Council, at its meeting today, to approve a commission proposal for the ...
