Kluwer: Brexit 2.0: The United Kingdom Leaves the Energy Charter Treaty

Published on June 16, 2024

By Sebastian Wuschka (Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH)

At the end of February 2024, the United Kingdom (“UK”)’s Energy Security and Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart announced his country’s decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”). On 28 May 2024, the Energy Charter Secretariat revealed in a press release that the UK’s formal notification of withdrawal had already been received by...

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