Thread by @nickdearden75

Guillaume Long closes #Rio2023 saying an absolute priority for building a better world is rescinding corporate courts. As foreign minister of Ecuador he made a start when his government ripped up 24 investment agreements ✊

Ecuador set up a democratic commission to investigate the country’s investment deals, and found many of them were signed illegally, and none had a positive impact on the people. More than anything, they benefitted the oil sector, and were a disaster for #ClimateChange

Guillaume Long welcomes the withdrawal of European countries for leaving the Energy Charter Treaty. ‘But there’s a contradiction. These same countries are trying to stop global south countries leaving similar treaties. It’s “do what I say, not what I do”’ #Rio2023

Other priorities for former Ecuadorian foreign minister Guillaume Long include stopping tax dodging and creating a new treaty to hold corporations to account for their human rights abuses, both things Ecuador took forward in the 2000s. #Rio2023

‘We need unconditional wealth transfer to developing countries through issue of special drawing rights to finance development. And finally, we need to deal with the debt crisis. We didn’t do enough last time.’ Guillaume Long at #Rio2023

God, I miss the ‘pink tide’. So much was achieved in Latin America in the late 90s and early 2000s. It was the biggest challenge neoliberalism ever faced. And it proves change can happen. Forwards.