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Hi John,
Last week I sent out an email to Global Justice Now supporters appealing for donations in support of our campaign to end climate-wrecking ‘corporate courts’. The response has so far been amazing. Thanks to everyone who’s already chipped in.
But to stand a chance against a rigged system upheld by some of the biggest corporations in the world, we need even more people on board.
Every additional donation – big or small – will strengthen our ability to fight these corporate courts and stop fossil fuel giants blocking climate action. Can you make a contribution today?
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If you missed my email from last week, I’ve copied it in below. You can read more about the shocking case of a sitting British MP representing a fossil fuel company suing the UK – potentially for millions of pounds – through corporate courts. And you can find out how your donation today can help us win against this undemocratic and toxic system.
In challenging times like these, it’s reassuring to see such strong support for defending the climate, democracy and a more equal economy. Again, thank you to everyone who’s already responded with a donation.
Best wishes,
Cleodie Rickard,
Trade campaigner at Global Justice Now
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Hi John,
Last week I sent out an email to Global Justice Now supporters appealing for donations in support of our campaign to end climate-wrecking ‘corporate courts’. The response has so far been amazing. Thanks to everyone who’s already chipped in.
Every additional donation – big or small – will strengthen our ability to fight these corporate courts and stop fossil fuel giants blocking climate action. Can you make a contribution today?
This is where you come in. We need as much backing as possible, to push this information into the mainstream media and turn public outrage into action: the UK government needs to scrap corporate courts once and for all -- now, before the next legal claim against climate action hits us.
Can you donate £5 today and give the campaign the push it urgently needs?
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As if corporate courts alone weren’t outrageous enough, the full story is even more shocking.
The lawyer representing the fossil fuel company suing the UK government is former attorney general Geoffrey Cox, who is also a sitting Conservative MP. This is a public servant who is cashing in on helping foreign investors penalise his own government’s climate policy at the expense of the people he’s supposed to represent.
Geoffrey Cox and his team acting for the West Cumbria Mining company are using the UK-Singapore investment treaty to launch its claim. That’s because corporate courts are often built into trade deals like this one.
Ultimately, last year the UK’s high court did the right thing when it deemed the Cumbria coal mine unlawful because of its climate impacts. But now, the UK is being punished by a reckless fossil fuel giant and its powerful representatives. All in the name of profit.
We need to create a groundswell of public pressure by organising protests, petitions, and media campaigns to shine a spotlight on this case. But we can't do this without funds. Are you able to donate today to make sure decision-makers hear us?
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The number of corporate court cases will only increase ever more rapidly unless we act.
Just two weeks ago – barely three weeks after the UK case was announced – UK-based Enwell Energy plc launched a claim against war-torn Ukraine, using the UK-Ukraine bilateral investment treaty.
Over $100 billion in public money has been awarded to corporations through corporate courts to date, with fossil fuel companies the biggest beneficiaries, raking in over $80 billion since 1998.
We urgently need to increase our campaigning efforts. But we need as much help as possible from supporters like you to make it successful. Every penny counts. So, if you are able to, please consider donating today.
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Thanks to people like you backing our campaigns, last year we were able to stop one of the biggest corporate court deals in the world: The Energy Charter Treaty.
The ECT win has strengthened the global movement against this shadow justice system by sending ripples through the wider web of investment treaties. More and more countries around the world are now pulling out of corporate courts treaties.
I know that we can push the UK government to do the same. But we need all the help we can get.
Thank you for your ongoing support and for being part of a movement for change.
Best wishes,
Cleodie Rickard,
Trade campaigner at Global Justice Now
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