The article discusses how climate change is not merely an environmental crisis but a result of a dysfunctional economic system focused on relentless growth and extraction. It highlights how international laws, particularly Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), allow corporations to sue governments for enacting public-interest laws. This punitive mechanism favors polluters over those seeking to protect the environment. Furthermore, it critiques illogical trade practices, where countries exchange identical products, causing unnecessary emissions and resource consumption, illustrating the absurdity of the current global trade framework.
We've stood on the frontlines of the climate movement, inside global summits where fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber Indigenous delegates, in communities navigating climate disruption, and on the streets demanding justice.
The engine behind it all is an economic model built for endless growth, powered by extraction and globalized trade, which has delivered rising emissions and deepening inequality.
One shadowy clause of international law, innocuously named Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), lets foreign corporations bypass national courts and sue governments in secretive tribunals.
It's a system that rewards polluters and punishes protectors, ensuring any meaningful environmental regulation can be legally challenged by the corporations it threatens.
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