Climate Action Needs Investment Governance, Not Investment Protection and Arbitration

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Martin Dietrich Brauch

Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Date Written: March 2022

Abstract

Existing investment treaties do not and cannot advance climate goals. There is a fundamental misalignment between the existing international investment regime—including its centerpiece: investor–state arbitration—and the actions needed to meet the objectives of the international climate regime and avoid catastrophic climate change. For international investment law to support climate goals, we need a wholly new regime for investment governance, not investment protection and arbitration.

Keywords: investment, governance, climate mitigation, climate investment, international climate law, investment governance

Suggested Citation

Dietrich Brauch, Martin, Climate Action Needs Investment Governance, Not Investment Protection and Arbitration (March 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4837078 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4837078

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