《能源宪章条约》是一个在加强国际社会能源领域合作方面具有重要意义的多边协议。可持续发展是该条约的目标之一。该条约的投资规则着重保护投资者的利益,对可持续发展这一目标有着潜在积极和消极两方面的影响。为了确保可持续发展目标的实现并吸引更多国家的加入,该条约应该进一步增进其透明度并给予发展中国家差别待遇。

The Energy Charter Treaty is a significant multilateral treaty in the field of international energy cooperation.Sustainable development is one of the purposes of the Treaty.The investment regulations of the Treaty pay much attention to the investor's protection and that has potential positive and negative influence on sustainable development.In order to achieve the aim of sustainable development and to attract more countries' access of the Treaty,the Treaty should increase its transparence and give the differential treatment to developing countries.