Sharing the passion to change the world – empowering students to curb climate change
A discussion with the Programme Coordinator of the MDP in Environmental Policy and Law, Tuomas Palosaari, by Mari Moilanen “The decisions we make today are critical in ensuring a safe and sustainable world for everyone, both now and in the future. The next few years are probably the most important in our […]
Doughnut Law – Environmental Law for the Anthropocene?
Niko Soininen Niko Soininen currently works as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ocean Governance Law at University of Gothenburg and Senior Lecturer in Environmental law and Jurisprudence at UEF Law School/CCEEL. In the fall of 2018, Soininen will start as an Assistant Professor (sustainable law, governance and regulation) at University of Helsinki. Anthropocene […]
The Bonn Climate Conference 2017: Progress on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and higher ambition?
Kati Kulovesi Professor of International Law & Co-Director of the Centre for Climate, Energy and Environmental Law THE LATEST round of United Nations climate negotiations concluded on 18 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany. What is the state of international climate policy after the meeting and what lies ahead for 2018 and beyond? […]
More Time for an Energy Revolution? Seizing the Opportunity to Slow Down Climate Change by Cutting Emissions of Short-lived Climate Pollutants
Kati Kulovesi, Yulia Yamineva and Veera Jerkku View of the South of Delhi by Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier (Under Creative Commons License) THERE IS an important ‘ambition gap’ between the climate change mitigation policies pledged by countries in context of the Paris Agreement and those needed to avoid dangerous climate change. Discussions on […]
Nord Stream 2 and EU Energy Law
Kim Talus Professor of European Economic and Energy Law THE NORD Stream 2 project and its predecessor Nord Stream 1 are well-known international pipeline projects. Nord Stream 2 will, when completed, bring gas from Russia to Germany and the offshore section of the pipeline will extend over around 1200 kilometers across the seabed […]
E-waste Realities and Legal Utopias: Labourers Lost in Translation
Sabaa A. Khan Postdoctoral researcher, International Environmental Law, PhD “Does the law exist for the purpose of furthering the ambitions of those who have sworn to uphold the law, or is it seriously to be considered as a moral, unifying force, the health and strength of a nation?” James Baldwin. No Name in the Street. 1972. […]
Rainforests in the Paris Agreement: Old Wine, New Bottles?
Maria Eugenia Recio Researcher, MPhil, Environmental and Climate Change Law MERELY A year after its adoption, the landmark Paris climate change treaty came into effect on 4 November 2016. Its Parties are currently convening for the first time in Marrakesh, Morocco. These are clearly important steps for the United Nations climate change regime. At […]