In December 2025, President Noboa signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that re‑introduces ISDS into a legal order which, since 2008, has constitutionally ...
Exploring the HVAC sector’s role in decarbonizing the built environment while meeting surging heating and cooling demand through a transition to low-GWP, PFAS-free refrigerants, stronger refrigerant ...
Governments are increasingly being asked to develop integrated strategies for food systems, energy transitions, climate resilience, and land use. However, these strategies depend on participatory ...
Ladan Mehranvar is a senior legal researcher for the Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment, with a focus on investment law and policy, and human rights and sustainable investment. In addition, ...
Today, some of the world’s fastest-growing economies face some of the highest borrowing costs—even for clean energy and development projects with strong fundamentals. This is not a function of global ...
Wind and solar energy are essential for the world to reach net zero global emissions in accordance with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change targets and to advance the Sustainable Development ...
Understanding the diverse types of climate change-related risks is crucial for developing effective strategies to address the global climate crisis. A holistic yet disaggregated approach allows for a ...
The Working Group III (WGIII) process at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to reform investor–State dispute settlement (ISDS) is about more than drafting legal text ...
Photo by Tasha Lyn on Unsplash. Note: CCSI submitted a response to the OECD public consultation on investment treaties and climate change that builds on the text of this piece. It is available via the ...
Rapid deployment of renewable energy is critical to protecting people and ecosystems from the climate crisis. Policymakers know this, and the much-needed expansion of existing renewable energy ...
The world’s energy systems and digital infrastructure are undergoing rapid and interconnected transformations. The continued expansion of data centers – driven by growing demand for cloud computing, ...