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Clive Palmer’s company plans to sue Australia in fresh claim, budget papers reveal
12-May-2023 The Guardian
Palmer’s Zeph Investments could receive compensation if successful in second and potential third dispute beyond existing $296bn case.
Germany to support critical minerals-rich countries build processing capacity
17-Apr-2023 Yahoo
Germany wants to help countries that are rich in critical minerals such as Chile, Indonesia and Namibia to build their own processing infrastructure to cut dependency on China.
EU’s green regulations drive ’reasonable’ demand amid global decarbonization: German biz lobby chief
6-Apr-2023 The Korea Times
The CEO of the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, also called for Seoul and Brussels to launch the renegotiation process for the Korea-EU free trade agreement to reflect changes in green regulations.
How Clive Palmer is suing Australia for $300 billion with the help of an obscure legal clause (and Christian Porter)
4-Apr-2023 The Conversation
Australian business figure Clive Palmer is suing the Australian government for almost A$300 billion in an international tribunal, having lost a case against the Western Australian government he took all the way to the High Court.
Australia looks to India for wide market for lithium export
3-Apr-2023 The Hindu
Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of lithium with most of it going to China, which dominates the lithium-ion battery production market.
Clive Palmer hires Christian Porter for $300bn lawsuit against Australian government
30-Mar-2023 The Guardian
Clive Palmer’s Singapore-based company Zeph Investments is suing Australia for $296bn, enlisting the help of former attorney general Christian Porter in a landmark case arguing a breach of the Asean free trade deal.
Free trade or just green trade?
16-Mar-2023 Foreign Policy in Focus
Corporations are using trade and investment treaties to handcuff global and national efforts to save the planet. Resistance to the corporate-friendly trade architecture has come from many corners of the globe.
Goldgroup Mining announces filing of request for arbitration with International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
7-Mar-2023 Junior Mining Network
Goldgroup Mining Inc., through its subsidiary, is seeking damages as a result of Mexico’s breaches of NAFTA.
Ecuador-Canada Free Trade Agreement: a new attack on communities, Indigenous peoples, and the environment
2-Mar-2023 Mining Watch
A Free Trade Agreement between Ecuador and Canada is not in the interests of Indigenous peoples, territories or the environment. The FTA will only be another instrument of corporate power, wielded by the national elites to deepen the rationale for devastation.
CCAJAR calls for the elimination of investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in “free trade” agreements
15-Feb-2023 Peace Brigades International - Canada
Colombia is now facing thirteen investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims in process and eight more in initial stages that total an estimated USD $2 billion.
Spain sticks with decision to block Berkeley’s uranium mine
8-Feb-2023 Mining.com
Berkeley said it also believes the rejection is not legal as it infringed on its rights under an international agreement known as the Energy Charter Treaty.
Potential Canada-Ecuador trade pact to navigate tricky investment protections field
25-Jan-2023 The Hill Times
Controversial ISDS provisions are trumpeted for protecting Canadian foreign investments, but are panned for allowing companies to sue countries.
EU, Kazakhstan ink agreement on raw materials and renewable hydrogen at COP27
23-Jan-2023 The Astana Times
The European Union and Kazakhstan seek to strengthen their strategic partnership by signing an agreement on raw materials, batteries and renewable hydrogen.
Australian lithium miners lead way in battery minerals supply chain
19-Jan-2023 PV Magazine
While it is likely the US will identify additional free trade agreements for the purposes of the battery critical mineral requirements going forward, Australia, as one of the countries with an exisiting free trade agreement with the US, has a “critical” role to play.
Govt, Barrick Gold settlement agreement ’legal’ in Reko Diq project: SC
9-Dec-2022 The Express Tribune
The Supreme Court declared that the settlement agreement between Canadian mining company Barrick Gold and the government of Pakistan in the Reko Diq mining project is legal.
EU to introduce targets for raw materials self-sufficiency
9-Dec-2022 Euractiv
Existing EU free-trade deals with Canada, Japan and Vietnam contain provisions about raw materials. And there are ongoing talks about including a raw materials chapter in trade agreements with Chile and Australia.
A mining lawsuit in Guatemala shows how trade courts put big corporations first
6-Dec-2022 Inequality.org
Local resisters are calling for a different economic model — one that prioritizes clean water and soil, healthy communities, peace, dignity, and self-determination.
Arctic miner GreenX to pocket £740m in damages from Polish government
30-Nov-2022 City AM
Arctic miner GreenX to pocket £740m in damages from Polish government.
S. Korea, Canada to sign agreement on supply chains of key minerals
25-Nov-2022 Korea Herald
South Korea and Canada agreed to expedite their push for signing a memorandum of understanding on key minerals in a move to enhance cooperation on supply chains of secondary cells, electric vehicles and broader industry fields.
Australia, Indonesia can team up on lithium supply chain
14-Oct-2022 Jakarta Globe
An opportunity arises for cooperation between Indonesia and Australia on the lithium supply chain via the Indonesia-Australia trade agreement.