Guardian
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Investors win 61% of ISDS case decisions between 1987 and 2017 , with an average award of $ 504 m each.
Fossil fuel magnates won 72% of their cases, shaking down governments for more than $77bn .
Oil companies helped to mould the system, which began in the 1960s as a way of protecting wealthy investors from expropriation of their assets.
ISDS empowers oil, coal and gas barons to barricade progress until they have been paid off.
New Zealand backed off cancelling existing offshore oil permits due to ISDS fears in 2018 .
Denmark chose 2050 rather than an earlier date for its oil and gas production phase out deadline.
France diluted plans to phase out fossil fuel extraction by 2040 after threats of ISDS litigation from Vermilion .
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