Josef Ostransky
@jostransky.bsky.social
Senior policy advisor at @economies.iisd.org; formerly: EUI Max Weber Fellow, Dept_Direito at PUC-Rio, FGV Direito Rio, RegNet ANU & Geneva Graduate Institute
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Do participate in our new survey on investment treaties! We want to know your views!
IISD’s paper Rethinking Investment Treaties sets out how the treaty system can be reimagined from an obstacle—as too often is the case today—to a tool for addressing urgent #SustainableDevelopment challenges, such as poverty, access to clean energy, and climate mitigation and adaptation. 1/3
June 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Do participate in our new survey on investment treaties! We want to know your views!
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🌍 To stop #climatechange and cut exposure to volatile energy markets, some Govs are phasing out oil/gas production. But what if investors sue?
@iisd.org research sets out how Govs can design phase-outs to minimize risk of #ISDS claims—our new blog unpacks:
www.iisd.org/articles/pol...
@iisd.org research sets out how Govs can design phase-outs to minimize risk of #ISDS claims—our new blog unpacks:
www.iisd.org/articles/pol...
May 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
🌍 To stop #climatechange and cut exposure to volatile energy markets, some Govs are phasing out oil/gas production. But what if investors sue?
@iisd.org research sets out how Govs can design phase-outs to minimize risk of #ISDS claims—our new blog unpacks:
www.iisd.org/articles/pol...
@iisd.org research sets out how Govs can design phase-outs to minimize risk of #ISDS claims—our new blog unpacks:
www.iisd.org/articles/pol...
It was a lot of fun working on this Q&A explainer about investment treaties and #ISDS reform.
But what next? How can #investment stakeholders—government officials, campaigners, academics, NGOs—help change the system?
Find out in our brand-new Q&A 🔎 www.iisd.org/publications...
Find out in our brand-new Q&A 🔎 www.iisd.org/publications...
March 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It was a lot of fun working on this Q&A explainer about investment treaties and #ISDS reform.
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🔎 New @theguardian.com analysis by Phoebe Weston and @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social finds that "fossil fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states" through #ISDS lawsuits 👇
Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws
Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🔎 New @theguardian.com analysis by Phoebe Weston and @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social finds that "fossil fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states" through #ISDS lawsuits 👇
We have refreshed our ITN website. Go and check it out together with our latest issue.
Check out our revamped Investment Treaty News, our must-read journal on investment policy and sustainable development.
What hasn’t changed is ITN being the go-to place for new ideas and analysis on #sustainable investment ➡️ iisd.org/itn/en/
What hasn’t changed is ITN being the go-to place for new ideas and analysis on #sustainable investment ➡️ iisd.org/itn/en/
February 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We have refreshed our ITN website. Go and check it out together with our latest issue.
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Since this is back…
Unfortunately, academic inflation and toxic productivity culture has all but done away with this. The effects of this on science advancement will be seen for generations. Slowing down and thinking deeply is essential to solve complex problems and it’s undervalued at every level
Unfortunately, academic inflation and toxic productivity culture has all but done away with this. The effects of this on science advancement will be seen for generations. Slowing down and thinking deeply is essential to solve complex problems and it’s undervalued at every level
December 21, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Since this is back…
Unfortunately, academic inflation and toxic productivity culture has all but done away with this. The effects of this on science advancement will be seen for generations. Slowing down and thinking deeply is essential to solve complex problems and it’s undervalued at every level
Unfortunately, academic inflation and toxic productivity culture has all but done away with this. The effects of this on science advancement will be seen for generations. Slowing down and thinking deeply is essential to solve complex problems and it’s undervalued at every level
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➡️ @jostransky.bsky.social contributes to this @insideclimatenews.org piece on how #ISDS threatens 🍃 #climateaction and communities, the global momentum away from ISDS—incl developing and developed countries—and challenges along the way.
Read more ➡️ insideclimatenews.org/news/2212202...
Read more ➡️ insideclimatenews.org/news/2212202...
Nations Are Exiting a Secretive System That Protects Corporations. One Country’s Story Shows How Hard That Can Be - Inside Climate News
Bolivia was the first nation to leave a legal system that allows foreign companies to sue governments behind closed doors. Now, other countries are following.
insideclimatenews.org
January 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
➡️ @jostransky.bsky.social contributes to this @insideclimatenews.org piece on how #ISDS threatens 🍃 #climateaction and communities, the global momentum away from ISDS—incl developing and developed countries—and challenges along the way.
Read more ➡️ insideclimatenews.org/news/2212202...
Read more ➡️ insideclimatenews.org/news/2212202...
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Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.
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December 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.
www.patreon.com/posts/better...
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What the #EnergyCharterTreaty’s modernization means, why it won’t stop more states withdrawing from this outdated treaty, and why the changes won’t deliver sufficient protection for #climate policies.
@lschaugg.bsky.social has the answers ➡️ iisd.org/articles/exp...
@lschaugg.bsky.social has the answers ➡️ iisd.org/articles/exp...
December 12, 2024 at 6:53 PM
What the #EnergyCharterTreaty’s modernization means, why it won’t stop more states withdrawing from this outdated treaty, and why the changes won’t deliver sufficient protection for #climate policies.
@lschaugg.bsky.social has the answers ➡️ iisd.org/articles/exp...
@lschaugg.bsky.social has the answers ➡️ iisd.org/articles/exp...
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The European Economic and Social Committee plenary has adopted an opinion urging the EU to reach a binding deal with non-EU states to neutralize the Energy Charter Treaty’s (ECT) ‘sunset clause.’
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December 5, 2024 at 2:01 PM
The European Economic and Social Committee plenary has adopted an opinion urging the EU to reach a binding deal with non-EU states to neutralize the Energy Charter Treaty’s (ECT) ‘sunset clause.’
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To rethink the investment regime, we must consider 3 contextual issues @akinkugbe.bsky.social:
1️⃣ Debt entrapment & limited fiscal space
2️⃣ Climate change & historical responsibilities
3️⃣ Geopolitical rivalries playing out on the African continent
#CSOInvestmentForumUganda
1️⃣ Debt entrapment & limited fiscal space
2️⃣ Climate change & historical responsibilities
3️⃣ Geopolitical rivalries playing out on the African continent
#CSOInvestmentForumUganda
November 26, 2024 at 11:25 AM
To rethink the investment regime, we must consider 3 contextual issues @akinkugbe.bsky.social:
1️⃣ Debt entrapment & limited fiscal space
2️⃣ Climate change & historical responsibilities
3️⃣ Geopolitical rivalries playing out on the African continent
#CSOInvestmentForumUganda
1️⃣ Debt entrapment & limited fiscal space
2️⃣ Climate change & historical responsibilities
3️⃣ Geopolitical rivalries playing out on the African continent
#CSOInvestmentForumUganda