Upstream rulemaking and downstream exclusion in sustainable investment standards

Soo-Hyun Lee

Chapter 3 in Human Rights and Investment Law for Climate Change, 2025, pp 28-46 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores how measures intended to promote sustainable energy transition and climate mitigation can create exclusionary and discriminatory barriers for developing economies. The chapter highlights the challenge of upstream regulations, particularly ‘forward-looking ambition’ standards, and argues for a more progressive interpretation to prevent the institutionalization of unrealistic entry barriers for downstream economies, ensuring more equitable access to sustainable investments.

Keywords: Investment law; Sustainable investment standards; International economic law; WTO law; Climate mitigation; Developing countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035310081
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