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International/ World Energy Charter initiative

International/ World Energy Charter initiative. International/ World Energy Charter: basic facts. What is to be negotiated? Multilateral political declaration on common principles and areas for joint work in the energy field Who is participating in the negotiations?

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International/ World Energy Charter initiative

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  1. International/ World Energy Charter initiative

  2. International/ World Energy Charter: basic facts • What is to be negotiated? • Multilateral political declaration on common principles and areas for joint work in the energy field • Who is participating in the negotiations? • Signatories of the European Energy Charter invited states • What is the basis of negotiations? • Updated version of the European Energy Charter of 1991

  3. European Energy Charter (1991) • “Lubbers Plan”, June 1990 to create “European Energy Community” • Tocapitalise on complementaritiesbetweenthe West and East • European Energy Charter signed in The Hague in December 1991 Ruud Lubbers, formerDutch PM

  4. European Energy Charter (1991) : Basic principles • State sovereignty over energy resources • Political and economic co-operation • Development of efficient energy markets • Non-discrimination • Promotion of a climate favourable to the operation of enterprises and the flow of investments and technologies • Taking due account of environmental concerns

  5. Signing of the 1991 Charter 1991 1992 1993 1994-1997 2001-2010 Invited 2012 Lebanon and Yemen formally invited to sign the 1991 Charter in Dec 2013

  6. From the European Energy Charter to the Energy Charter Treaty • Dec. 1991 – European Energy Charter • political commitment – not legally binding • Dec. 1994 - Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) • 52 states + EU and Euratom – legally bindingentered into force April 1998 • Open for accessions for states and REIOs which have signed the European Energy Charter • Energy Charter Conference • based on the ECT – decision making body • main task to review and facilitate the implementation of the principles of the Charter and the ECT • Members: signatories of the ECT • Observers: signatories of the European Energy Charter, invited states and international organisations

  7. Energy SecuritySustainable DevelopmentOpen and Efficient Energy Markets Dispute Resolution InvestmentProtection Trade andTransit EnergyEfficiency Freedom of Transit Non-Discrimination among Participants National Sovereignty over Natural Resources What Does the Charter Do?

  8. 1994 ECT Members 2014? 1998 1999 2000-2002 2013 Accession pending: Jordan, Montenegro, Pakistan

  9. Charter Observers 1991 1992 1993 1994-1997 2001-2010 Invited 2012

  10. Modernisation of the Energy Charter Process • Road Map for the Modernisation of the Energy Charter Process (November 2010) • Expansion of the geographical scope of the Energy Charter Treaty and Process identified as strategic task • Policy on Consolidation, Expansion and Outreach (CONEXO, August 2012) • Mandate to update the European Energy Charter (November 2012, “Warsaw mandate”)

  11. Objectives of updating the Charter • Internal cohesion, strengthen the political authority of the Energy Charter Process • Facilitate implementation of CONEXO policy • Engage in a structured dialogue with non-signatories of the Charter to promote its principles and framework for cooperation on the global scale • Modernise the European Energy Charter as the basic political declaration of the Energy Charter Process; • Support active observership in the Energy Charter Conference, close political cooperation and early accession of observer countries to the ECT

  12. Invited country’s benefits • Participation in the negotiation of a unique and comprehensive political declaration on international cooperation in the energy field • Active engagement with the Energy Charter “constituency” in addressing ways to address contemporary energy challenges • Invitation to sign International/ World Energy Charter at a Ad Hoc High Level Conference to be hosted by The Netherlands in 2015

  13. European Energy Charter

  14. The road towards the International/World Energy Charter

  15. Timeline

  16. Thank youfor your attention info@encharter.org www.encharter.org

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