Campaign groups eye more legal action over fossil fuel export finance

Campaign groups eye more legal action over fossil fuel export finance

Export credit agency (ECA) financing for fossil fuels could be illegal under international law and governments are obligated to curtail it, according to a legal opinion commissioned by campaign group Oil Change International.  Authored by barrister Kate Cook and Cambridge University law professor Jorge E Viñuales, the 99-page opinion, published today, says principles in areas ...

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Export credit agency (ECA) financing for fossil fuels could be illegal under international law and governments are obligated to curtail it, according to a legal opinion commissioned by campaign group Oil Change International.  Authored by barrister Kate Cook and Cambridge University law professor Jorge E Viñuales, the 99-page opinion, published today, says principles in areas ...