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Focus on: TTIP & energy and environment

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European Commission announces composition of TTIP expert group
1-Feb-2014 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-79_en.htm
Last Monday the Commission launched a special Advisory Group of experts representing a broad range of interests, from environmental, health, consumer and workers’ interests to different business sectors to provide EU trade negotiators with high quality advice in the areas being negotiated in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks.
European Parliament says REACH must not be included in TTIP
29-Jul-2015 ITRI
Chemical Watch reports that the European Parliament has asked the European Commission not to negotiate on issues related to REACH and its implementation in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the US.
Europe’s regulations at risk
20-Apr-2016 Pardee School of Global Studies
On Friday, April 22, President Barack Obama is joining other world leaders in signing the Paris climate accord. But on the following Monday, April 25, Obama will meet with European leaders to promote the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
Germany worries about TTIP’s impact on environmental standards
27-Mar-2015 Chemical Watch
The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is worried that the stated aim of the EU-US negotiations for a free trade agreement to bring regulations and standards as close together as possible, may lower environmental standards in the EU.
Groups urge U.S. Congress to reject TPP over environmental concerns
6-Jun-2016 Reuters
More than 450 groups on Monday called on Congress to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) if it comes up for a vote this fall, saying the trade deal would allow fossil fuel companies to contest U.S. environmental rules in extrajudicial tribunals.
How an EU-US free trade agreement will affect the energy sector
21-Nov-2013 Oilprice.com
Energy has not been making headlines in the context of these talks, but a TTIP will have far-reaching implications for the energy sector, e.g. with regard to oil sands, LNG and shale gas.
How free trade hypocrisies are hurting our world
4-Apr-2018 Greenpeace
Rich countries have made our current trade rules and made sure that these rules suit their needs, providing few means for people in poor countries to protect themselves from aggressive export policies.
III Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean network of social movements and entities against the abusive exploitation of fossil fuels: Barcelona, ​​7-8 March 2015
19-Feb-2015 Enkrateia Project
This meeting will enable us to improve the coordination of our European network and study its joint strategy in 2015, a year in which the TTIP/CETA/TISA/ISDS will be on the political agenda throughout much of Europe.
Interview: End of US crude oil export ban – consequences for TTIP and the climate
19-Jan-2016 Bordelex
The EU has been advocating an end of this ban as part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. The EU wants to be able to import US oil for energy security reasons and set global rules for energy markets.
Investor-state dispute settlement under TTIP - a risk for environmental regulation?
6-Feb-2014 HBF
New report from the Heinrich Boell Foundation reviews the implications of an investor-state dispute settlement provision in TTIP for environmental policies and standards
Is Europe the new frontier for US energy exports?
31-Aug-2015 The Hill
New techniques of oil and natural gas extraction in the United States have untapped large volumes of oil and natural gas. If the new free trade agreement with the European Union is ratified, most U.S. LNG producers will be able to export to Europe.
Juncker states his opposition to fracking
10-Jul-2014 ENDS Europe
Asked about the trade deal the Commission is currently negotiating with the US, which campaigners fear will allow private companies to challenge the EU’s environmental rules, Mr Juncker stressed that the normal, publicly accountable, court system should be used instead of private courts or arbitration panels.
Lawyer claims part of new trade deal ‘creates an alternative court system’
26-Oct-2015 East Anglia Daily Times
Parts of a controversial new trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and the United States are illegal, it has been claimed.
Le gaz de schiste au cœur du sommet UE-USA
27-Mar-2014 Euractiv
L’approvisionnement de l’Europe en gaz de schiste dans le cadre du TTIP s’est invité à la table des discussions lors de la visite de Barack Obama à Bruxelles.
Leaked energy text exposes trade with European Union endangers action on climate
19-May-2014 Sierra Club
A draft negotiating text of energy provisions in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the European Union was leaked online today, just as the fifth round of negotiations began in Washington, DC.
Leaked memo: Trade agreement would export fracked gas without restrictions from US to EU
22-May-2014 Huffington Post
The EU’s ideas for free trade in energy with the US would be a frontal assault on the possibility for governments to impose a "public service obligation," requiring utility companies to deliver natural gas at certain prices to consumers, for example.
Leaked trade document exposes dangerous European Union energy proposal
8-Jul-2014 FoEE et al
A leaked European Union document published today by the Washington Post exposes the dangerous direction the trade deal between the U.S. and the EU is taking when it comes to raw material and energy.
Leaked TTIP draft for chemicals sector reveals a toxic partnership
2-Oct-2014 CIEL
A leaked restricted access text for the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) from August 2014 from the European Commission confirms that negotiations continue to favour business interests over the protection of citizens’ health and of the environment.
Leaked TTIP energy proposal could ’sabotage’ EU climate policy
11-Jul-2016 The Guardian
EU proposal on a free trade deal with the US could curb energy saving measures and a planned switch to clean energy, say MEPs
Leaked: US and EU chemical lobbies fighting to “freeze” industry regulation
18-Mar-2014 Mint Press News
Newly leaked documents from the chemical industries in the United States and European Union depict a joint effort to guide bilateral trade talks in a way that legal and public interest analysts warn would irreparably weaken the ability of governments in both continents to regulate toxic chemicals.