Sued for saving our planet

This is madness! Under an outrageous international treaty, giant fossil fuel companies are now suing our countries for BILLIONS of dollars for shutting down coal plants and oil rigs! This treaty affects us all -- but we can stop it. With a million voices, we can help to fuel a revolt by powerful countries at a critical meeting next week. Sign now and tell everyone! Dear friends, This is simply outrageous -- just as many countries are finally acting to stop climate change and protect the planet, greedy polluters are suing governments for billions!It all happens because of a powerful international treaty almost no one has heard of: the Energy Charter Treaty.It was designed to encourage energy companies to invest in developing economies, but now it's being weaponised to sue countries when they try to shut down toxic coal plants and oil rigs. It's already cost citizens over $50 BILLION -- and more and more countries are still getting caught in the trap!But we finally have a way to stop it!The Dutch government was just hit by a massive lawsuit for trying to phase out coal power -- and it could be the spark that fuels a major revolt at crucial negotiations next week! Let's give them our overwhelming support with a 1-million strong petition to make sure no one is sued for acting on climate change:

This is madness! Under an outrageous international treaty, giant fossil fuel companies are now suing our countries for BILLIONS of dollars for shutting down coal plants and oil rigs! This treaty affects us all -- but we can stop it. With a million voices, we can help to fuel a revolt by powerful countries at a critical meeting next week. Sign now and tell everyone! Sign now Dear friends, This is simply outrageous -- just as many countries are finally acting to stop climate change and protect the planet, greedy polluters are suing governments for billions! It all happens because of a powerful international treaty almost no one has heard of: the Energy Charter Treaty. It was designed to encourage energy companies to invest in developing economies, but now it's being weaponised to sue countries when they try to shut down toxic coal plants and oil rigs. It's already cost citizens over $50 BILLION -- and more and more countries are still getting caught in the trap! But we finally have a way to stop it! The Dutch government was just hit by a massive lawsuit for trying to phase out coal power -- and it could be the spark that fuels a major revolt at crucial negotiations next week! Let's give them our overwhelming support with a 1-million strong petition to make sure no one is sued for acting on climate change: Sign to stop this toxic treaty now When Italy banned oil drilling off its coast in a high risk earthquake area, a British company sued the government for over $400 million -- seven times more than what the company had actually invested! Under this treaty, any country can be punished for doing the right thing for its people and the planet.   Even without the Energy Charter Treaty in place, corporations can claim compensation if they feel unlawfully treated. But this treaty gives them a tool to do so through secretive private courts and for profit judges -- not to seek justice, but to make profit. And it's at our expense!   Insiders say the only way we can stop this dangerous treaty is to make it famous first. So let's do it! Sign the petition now and Avaaz will deliver our voices directly to key leaders ahead of a crucial summit next week! Sign to stop this toxic treaty now Climate change is the fight of our lives. But there's now so much momentum on our side -- and bit by bit our movement is dismantling the systems that are pushing our planet to the edge. We can win, and the actions we take today will echo through generations to come. We can't stop now, and we won't! With hope and determination, Marie, Martyna, Pascal, Luis, Mike, Anneke, Alice, Patricia, Mario, Nick, Daniel, and the entire Avaaz team More information: Time for Europe to draw exit scenarios from the Energy Charter Treaty (Euractiv) Big energy sues Netherlands over coal phase-out (DW) Energy Charter Treaty - Dirty Secrets EU governments whipsawed by climate and coal lawsuits (Politico) Africa should resist acceding to the Energy Charter Treaty (Bilaterals)

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