The Energy Charter Treaty
Subtitle: origins, aims and prospects
By: Julia Doré, Robert De Bauw.
Contributors: De Bauw, Robert.
Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs, Energy and Environmental Programme
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; Washington, DC : Distributed by the Brookings Institution
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Energy policy -- International cooperation.; Energy development -- International cooperation.
Description: The Energy Charter Treaty was launched with great fanfare to lay out the ground rules for massive investment in the energy resources and structures of central and eastern Europe. A general political statement was readily agreed upon, but negotiations on the Basic Agreement took several years before it was finally signed in December 1994. A follow-up treaty and protocols have yet to be negotiated. This report examines the origins and evolution of the Energy Charter, summarizes the main elements of the Basic Agreement, and assesses the strengths, weaknesses and ultimate significance of the Charter.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.