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Santa Marta process can confront trade protection for fossil fuels, experts say

2026-06-05 15:12:24

05-Jun-2026

Academics at the first fossil fuel phase-out summit urged governments to recognise investor protection treaties as a barrier to the energy transition.

CEPR applauds Colombia for advancing investor-state dispute settlement talks but flags concerns over diluted conference outcomes at Santa Marta

2026-05-07 12:48:27

07-May-2026

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) commends Colombia for its leadership in advancing discussions over investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in recent weeks.

Letter to the Government of Colombia and President Gustavo Petro Urrego

2026-04-28 12:46:37

28-Apr-2026

A new multi-organization letter to Petro and his government urges them to take the Santa Marta Conference as an opportunity to reject free trade agreements and investment protects systems that put profiteers over communities.

The legal block on climate action

2026-04-24 12:37:26

24-Apr-2026

Colombia has sent a strong signal about corporate influence over its climate policies as it gears up to host the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Can the world follow?

Statement from the Stop ISDS campaign to the government of President Gustavo Petro

2026-04-13 16:12:33

13-Apr-2026

Members of the “Stop ISDS” campaign express our support for Colombian government's announcement on March 26, 2026, regarding Colombia's withdrawal from the investment arbitration regime to protect transnational investors.

Colombia leads global south countries' exit from ISDS

2026-04-10 08:13:37

10-Apr-2026

Colombia's president has announced that the country will exit the International Investment Arbitration System (ISDS). This comes in the wake of an ongoing effort against ISDS and for the exit of countries in the Global South from these mechanisms.

Petro says Colombia will pull out of investor protection treaties

2026-03-27 11:06:52

27-Mar-2026

President Gustavo Petro said that Colombia will pull out of investor protection treaties that allow foreign corporations to sue the State over perceived losses before international tribunals.

Eco Oro completes second tranche of US$4.5 million financing

2026-03-19 13:06:32

19-Mar-2026

The proceeds of the Private Placement will be principally used to support the Company's application to annul the damages award issued on July 15, 2024 awarding no monetary compensation to the Company in its arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Colombia.

Aris Mining ends Colombia arbitration with settlement

2025-11-20 14:28:48

20-Nov-2025

Gold miner Aris Mining has reached a settlement with Colombia to terminate a long-running investor–state arbitration case, marking the first agreement of its kind in the country and ending a dispute dating back to 2018.

Colombia slams international trade rules that punish states for climate action

2025-11-20 13:47:56

20-Nov-2025

Colombian Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres has called for reform of international arbitration tribunals, saying they're “one of the greatest obstacles” to the energy transition and favor corporate interests over sovereignty.

The constitutional shield: how Colombia's judiciary shapes investment treaties through joint interpretation

2025-11-12 17:32:28

12-Nov-2025

This policy brief examines an innovative judicial approach by the Colombian Constitutional Court in response to an increase in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims.

Defunding the Amazon: mapping ISDS risk from the oil and gas sector in amazonian countries

2025-11-12 13:44:50

12-Nov-2025

The protection of the Amazon is a central theme of the COP30 in Belém, Brazil. However, efforts to ensure that the Amazon is defended are at risk of instead being defunded—by investor-state dispute settlement.

Petro ends FTA with Israel and reshapes the one with the US

2025-10-01 14:25:22

01-Oct-2025

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Monday the end of the Free Trade Agreement with Israel, as well as the reshaping of the existing one with the United States.

CARICOM, Colombia to expand South-South Co-operation

2025-09-15 13:25:37

15-Sep-2025

CARICOM and Colombia trade negotiators concluded the second round of negotiations to update the CARICOM-Colombia Trade and Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement.

Colombia pushes for trade deal with Japan after Petro-PM Ishiba Meeting

2025-09-05 10:13:25

05-Sep-2025

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, called for accelerating the signing of a trade deal with Japan during his meeting with the Asian country's prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba.

Eco Oro seeks annulment of ICSID tribunal decision on damages and announces US$4.5 million financing

2025-08-01 10:26:37

01-Aug-2025

Eco Oro Minerals Corp. announces it has filed an application to annul the damages award issued on July 15, 2024 awarding no monetary compensation to the company by the ICSID tribunal.

The climate impact of the EU trade agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador

2025-03-31 13:11:45

31-Mar-2025

Instead of supporting sustainable development, the agreement has primarily facilitated trade in environmentally harmful goods, and has also failed to introduce effective mechanisms to address sustainability challenges.

Colombia and the US sign an agreement to balance investments in the FTA

2025-01-17 09:47:18

17-Jan-2025

The new interpretative note on the investment chapter of the FTA seeks to avoid legal abuses and protect the sovereignty of both countries without affecting incentives for foreign investment.

US-Colombia FTA: Interpretations of the investment chapter (Jan 2025)

2025-01-17 09:45:24

17-Jan-2025

Senators demand US trade chief Tai halt late talks on investor protections

2025-01-16 09:44:26

16-Jan-2025

A bipartisan group of US senators called on US Trade Representative to stop negotiations with Mexico, Canada and Colombia that they say would weaken investor protections in some US free trade deals during the Biden administration's final days.