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Bart-Jaap Verbeek

@bjverbeek

Senior Researcher | @somoamsterdam.bsky.social (Critical) International Political Economy | Trade and Investment Law and Policy | Energy and Extractives | Ph.D.

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Grote bedrijven doen nog steeds bizar weinig om hun uitstoot te verminderen, ziet Milieudefensie Milieudefensie heeft 28 grote bedrijven, ‘systeemspelers’ in de transitie, na enkele jaren opnieuw langs de klimaat­meetlat gelegd. Daaruit komt ook dit keer geen vrolijkmakend beeld naar voren.

Grote bedrijven doen nog steeds bizar weinig om hun uitstoot te verminderen. ExxonMobil bungelt onderaan.

Tegelijkertijd claimt het bedrijf miljarden aan compensatie voor Gronings gas dat het niet meer kan winnen. #ISDS

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24.02.2026 09:40 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Thierry van Aartsen (VVD) heeft als minister van werk en participatie de opdracht om de grootste afbraak van de sociale zekerheid in decennia vorm te geven

Het is nog maar 1 verkiezingscampagne geleden dat bestaanszekerheid een ding was

06.02.2026 07:55 👍 80 🔁 35 💬 6 📌 3
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Einzelhändler Ahold klagt gegen Serbien wegen Preisvorgaben Gestiegene Lebenshaltungskosten sind zum Politikum geworden. Staaten deckeln nun Margen und damit Verkaufspreise. Der Einzelhandelsriese Ahold wehrt sich jetzt gegen Serbien.

Ahold Delhaize sleept Servië voor internationaal tribunaal omdat het land supermarktwinsten tijdelijk begrensde om voedsel betaalbaar te houden. Bedrijven die overheden aanklagen omdat zij burgers beschermen: precies wat er mis is met dit systeem #ISDS

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06.02.2026 20:18 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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‼️ #Exxon and #Shell have both launched #ISDS claims against the Netherlands for its closure of the Groningen gas field.

Read fresh analysis of the claims from one of the leading Dutch ISDS experts @bjverbeek.bsky.social—exclusively in @iisd.org Investment Treaty News!

➡️ lnkd.in/eTpEFAdu

28.01.2026 11:21 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Shell's operations in Groningen have triggered earthquakes, damaged thousands of homes and left entire communities traumatised.

Now, instead of paying compensation and repairing its mess, Shell is suing the Dutch state for shutting down the gas field 🚨

Full analysis: www.somo.nl/shell-files-...

21.01.2026 15:25 👍 26 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 1
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#isds #gas #extraction #earthquakes #shell #exxonmobil #groningen #isds #corporateaccountability | Bart-Jaap Verbeek "For most of us, the shadowy world of investment arbitration may feel irrelevant and remote, but its invisible tendrils are wound into our daily lives - influencing a governments' ability to protect i...

Excellent article on the dark side of gas extraction in Groningen, and on how Shell and ExxonMobil are trying to evade their responsibility through secret arbitration procedures #ISDS.

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12.01.2026 16:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wingtech is preparing an #ISDS claim of no less than $8 billion (!) against the Dutch State, based on the bilateral investment treaty between China and the Netherlands, due to the intervention in #Nexperia.

#StopISDS

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24.12.2025 08:09 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Belangrijke oproep @sandrabeckerman.bsky.social @christinepvdd.bsky.social om geen arbitrageclausules meer op te nemen in afspraken en overeenkomsten met bedrijven. We zien de gevolgen daarvan in het Groningen-dossier.

11.12.2025 21:06 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

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09.12.2025 16:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Onbegrijpelijk 🤦

09.12.2025 16:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ja dat viel me ook op, maar ik neem aan dat @svanoosterhout.bsky.social deze moties ook steunt aangezien dit ook in het @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social verkiezingsprogramma staat.

09.12.2025 14:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Bij de stemmingen over moties, straks om 15:00 uur.

09.12.2025 13:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Vanmiddag kan de Tweede Kamer duidelijk kiezen: versterk democratische ruimte, zet een streep door #ISDS.

ISDS geeft bedrijven als Shell en ExxonMobil een machtig drukmiddel, verschuift besluiten naar geheime arbitrage en bedreigt klimaat- en energiebeleid met miljardenclaims.

09.12.2025 12:34 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
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How billion-dollar investor arbitrations undermine sanctions & Ukraine’s defense An analysis of publicly-disclosed claims conducted by civil society organisations reveals that 28 investment arbitration cases (including threats) have been initiated by sanctioned oligarchs or compan...

Russian oligarchs are launching massive challenges to EU sanctions in secretive tribunals

Our 🆕 joint analysis found🕴️28 cases or threats 💸 for a total of $62bn in claims

How a system built to “protect” investors is now undermining sanctions & Ukraine’s defence👉 friendsoftheearth.eu/press-releas...

09.12.2025 09:40 👍 23 🔁 16 💬 2 📌 2
ALT text: Promotional poster for the European premiere of the documentary The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa, co-organized by Corporate Europe Observatory and Lava. The background shows a person standing on a barren, sandy landscape under a grey sky. Text reads:  The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa – European Premiere Thursday, 27 November 2025, 19:00–21:00 Cinema Vendôme, Chau. de Wavre 18, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium Programme: • Welcome + screening • Panel discussion  • Drinks (Bar ZonnekloP)  Free registration! Logos for Corporate Europe Observatory and Lava appear in the top left corner.

ALT text: Promotional poster for the European premiere of the documentary The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa, co-organized by Corporate Europe Observatory and Lava. The background shows a person standing on a barren, sandy landscape under a grey sky. Text reads: The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa – European Premiere Thursday, 27 November 2025, 19:00–21:00 Cinema Vendôme, Chau. de Wavre 18, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium Programme: • Welcome + screening • Panel discussion • Drinks (Bar ZonnekloP) Free registration! Logos for Corporate Europe Observatory and Lava appear in the top left corner.

🍿Last chance to catch the premiere of CEO’s documentary “The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa” featuring the voices and stories of some of the most affected communities in South Africa that are being ignored by EU politicians.

📅 27Nov
📍 Cinema Vendôme, Brussels
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/event/4

26.11.2025 15:37 👍 8 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
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The Critical Raw Materials Act is in the spotlight at EU Raw Materials Week.

We looked at the companies behind EU strategic mineral projects outside EU borders – and found potentially serious gaps in human rights policies and practices. Read the report: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

17.11.2025 09:26 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Special Marxists in the Netherlands Unite! Back to class. Marxism in the Netherlands today.

A new network of scholars, activists and organizers influenced by Marxism in the Netherlands @marxism-nl.bsky.social wil be launched on Dec 3 at an event at Pakhuis de Zwijger.

This is the website of the network
marxism-nl.org/en

This is the event on Dec 3
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...

14.11.2025 13:14 👍 34 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 4

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14.11.2025 14:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Het wemelt van de fossiele lobbyisten op klimaattop Brazilië Uit een analyse valt op te maken dat er op de top ruim 1600 lobbyisten aanwezig zijn die fossiele belangen vertegenwoordigen.

ExxonMobil and Shell - responsible for the damage in #Groningen - are among the many fossil fuel companies at #COP30 working to protect their interests.

It’s long past time to bar fossil lobbyists from climate negotiations!

nos.nl/artikel/2590...

14.11.2025 08:52 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Why phasing out fossil fuels must top the agenda at #COP30.

Groningen was hit today by its strongest quake in years — a reminder that decades of gas extraction keep shaking communities even after the wells close. The human cost of fossil dependence persists.

www.reuters.com/business/env...

14.11.2025 08:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Brazilian President Lula’s call for a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels is resounding around #COP30.

But justice must be at the centre of the phase-out.🚨

📣 Together with an international network of civil society organisations, we're calling for responsible divestment from fossil fuels.

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13.11.2025 08:46 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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Petrogas sues the Netherlands over fiscal measures meant to protect the public interest - SOMO A new ISDS case filed against the Netherlands by Petrogas, an Omani oil and gas company, under the Netherlands-Oman bilateral investment treaty.

🚨 Petrogas sues the Netherlands over public-interest fiscal measures:
💰 Windfall profits tax in fossil fuels
🏦 Withholding tax to curb tax avoidance

#ISDS allows companies to challenge fair taxation of corporate profits.

@somoamsterdam.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social
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05.11.2025 15:08 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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#COP30 is starting in just a few days in Brazil.

How has corporate capture derailed true climate action at COP and how can we change course?

Read our full analysis: www.somo.nl/from-cop-to-...

05.11.2025 11:22 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Who are UN climate talks really serving? 🤔

What we see:

🚩 Big polluters as sponsors
🚩 Fossil fuel executives in presidency teams
🚩 Multinationals included in negotiation
🚩 Fossil fuel phase-out missing from the agenda
🚩 Spotlight on corporate-driven "solutions" e.g. carbon offsets

#COP30 (1/3)

03.11.2025 08:38 👍 46 🔁 29 💬 5 📌 1
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The Dutch government signed a deal with Tata Steel to decarbonize the IJmuiden steel plant - with €2 billion in state support.

No arbitration clause this time: disputes go to Dutch courts only 👏

Looks like they learned from the Shell/ExxonMobil #Groningen cases.

15.10.2025 08:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨 Chinees moederbedrijf #Nexperia schakelt internationale advocaten in om juridische stappen tegen Nederland te verkennen.

Via het investeringsverdrag met China kan #Wingtech #ISDS inzetten om Nederlandse veiligheidsmaatregelen aan te vechten.

📢 #StopISDS

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13.10.2025 19:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#wacsf2025 #ghana #wacsf2025 #fromentebbetoaccra #sustainableinvestment #climatejustice #civilsociety #sustainabledevelopment #africa2030 #agenda2063 | Bart-Jaap Verbeek From Entebbe to Accra: Day 1 of the West Africa Civil Society Forum 🇬🇭🌍 #WACSF2025 The first day of the West Africa Civil Society Forum on Aligning Investment Policy Frameworks with Climate and Susta...

From Entebbe to Accra: Day 1 of the West Africa Civil Society Forum on Aligning Investment Policy Frameworks with Climate and Sustainable Development Goals.

#ActionAidGhana @somoamsterdam.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social

www.linkedin.com/posts/bart-j...

07.10.2025 07:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...

🚨 ExxonMobil has been lobbying relentlessly to take down the EU’s CSDDD.

Its playbook?
- Lobbying
- Funding think tanks
- Media sponsorships

⚠️The EU cannot let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it.

www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-kills-sustainability-and-climate-legislation/

02.10.2025 06:51 👍 41 🔁 30 💬 0 📌 6
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24.09.2025 17:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Morgen naar Brussel voor debat over hoe #ISDS ingrijpt op EU-beleid rond sancties, veiligheid, klimaat & milieu.

Geweldig dat @g-b-b.bsky.social de stem van Groningers laat horen die door #Shell & #ExxonMobil zijn getroffen 💪

@somoamsterdam.bsky.social

groninger-bodem-beweging.nl/nieuws/gbb-n...

22.09.2025 19:52 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0