New avenues for corporate climate accountability
By Mikko Rajavuori, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Turku, Annalisa Savaresi, Associate Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Eastern Finland, and Harro van Asselt, Professor of Climate Law and Policy at the University of Eastern Finland. First published in the Oxford Business Law Blog (OBLB) on 2 May 2023. […]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – fit for the next assessment cycle?
By Moritz Petersmann, PhD Candidate working on project: Fit for governing the triple planetary emergency? Towards enabling sustainability transformations at international science-policy interfaces The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the Synthesis Report and its Summary for Policymakers (SPM) for the sixth assessment cycle after a marathon week of deliberations during its 58th session, […]
EU legislation for clean air at crossroads
By Yulia Yamineva, Docent in Climate Law & Policy (Adjunct Professor) and Delphine Misonne, Professor, Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles Air pollution has been a long-standing problem in the EU. While it has decreased over the past few decades, not least due to the EU clean air legislation and actions by national and local authorities, poor […]
The way forward for gender-responsive climate adaptation in International Climate Law
By Raihanatul Jannat, PhD Candidate. First published in the FMI’s Climate Bulletin: Research Letters on 21 February 2023 Due to existing multi-dimensional social injustices, some gender groups experience climate change more unduly than others. It is therefore necessary that international climate law is intersectional and gender-responsive. Currently, on one hand, legal provisions developed under the […]
Finland’s first climate lawsuit: Watching the forest sink
By Kati Kulovesi, Professor of International Law, Annalisa Savaresi, Associate Professor of International Environmental Law, Maiju Mähönen, Project Researcher and Otto Bruun, Junior Researcher In November 2022, Greenpeace and the Finnish Union for the Conservation of Nature filed Finland’s first climate case. The applicants claim that the Finnish Government has breached its obligations under Finland’s […]
EU regulation does not adequately consider environmental emissions of pharmaceuticals in global manufacturing supply chains
For further information, please contact Mirella Miettinen, Senior Researcher. First published in the UEF News and Events on 9 January 2023. EU regulation pertaining to good manufacturing practices and environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals does not adequately consider the environmental emissions of pharmaceuticals in global manufacturing supply chains, a recent study from the University of […]
Does the new Finnish Climate Change Act promote urban climate resilience?
By Tuula Honkonen, Senior Lecturer of International Law. First published in the FMI’s Climate Bulletin: Research Letters on 27 January 2023. Although climate change is a global problem and states are the main actors in climate governance, the role of sub-national governments is increasing in this field. Finland’s national Climate Change Act, revised in 2022, […]
Mitä yhdysvaltojen Inflation Reduction Act tarkoittaa energiasektorille?
By Sirja-Leena Penttinen, Senior Lecturer at UEF Law School and an Assistant Director and Adjunct Professor at the Tulane Center for Energy Law, New Orleans, US. Tässä kirjoituksessa tarkastellaan Yhdysvalloissa vastoittain hyväksyttyä niin kutsuttua inflaation vähentämispakettia ja erityisesti sen merkittävimpiä säännöksiä koskien puhtaan energian tuotantoa. Kirjoitus perustuu kirjoittajan pian ilmestyvään artikkeliin ’Clean Energy under the […]