ICSID: Now Available: Special Issue of the ICSID Review on Energy Transition

A special issue of the ICSID Review–Foreign Investment Law Journal focused on energy transition and international investment law is now available online. Bringing together diverse perspectives, it explores the implications of the energy transition for international investment law and how investment law may play a role in the energy transition. Contributions include the following articles: Gloria M. Alvarez, Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, and Jorge E. Viñuales, Professor of Law and Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge, who served as special editors of this Special Issue, provide context and summarize the key arguments of each contribution in International Investment Law in the Energy Transition. In Investment Treaties and Climate Change Policy: A Possible Legal Pathway, Professor Viñuales identifies treaty features that may encourage foreign investment in low-carbon and climate-resilient activities while preserving the ability of States to drive…