ISDS claim against British taxpayers begins following Cumbrian coal mine block

An Investor-State Dispute Settlement process has started following High Court ruling that a proposed mining project would threaten emissions targets, with the UK’s former Attorney General acting on behalf of claimants.  Struck down by a British court last September, plans for a new coal mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria, were considered a huge climate misstep by … Continue reading ISDS claim against British taxpayers begins following Cumbrian coal mine block