By Dr. Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb, Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Law and Policy Ocean acidification was first recognised as an emergent threat to marine systems in 1999. Over the past two decades… Read More »Opportunities for strengthening international action on ocean acidification through existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements
By Nicola Sharman, PhD Researcher. First published in the 2035Legitimacy blog on 28 October 2021. On 1 November, delegates from around the world will come together for two weeks at… Read More »COP26: What to expect?
Dr. Seita Romppanen, yliopistonlehtori, kv-ympäristöoikeus. Julkaistu alun perin 2035Legitimacy-blogissa. EU:n Fit for 55 -lainsäädäntöpaketissa ehdotetut uudistukset kytkisivät metsät ja metsien tulevan käytön nykyistä selkeämmin osaksi kokonaisvaltaisia ilmastotoimia. Metsäsektorin rooli ilmastotavoitteiden… Read More »Mennäänkö metsään? Metsillä on haastava rooli EU:n ja Suomen ilmastotaistelussa
Photo by Markus Branse on Flickr By Harro van Asselt, Professor of Climate Law and Policy and Veera Pekkarinen, PhD Researcher The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate… Read More »The Global Methane Pledge: a timely new step in global climate governance
Photo by Carl Jorgensen on Unsplash Nicola Sharman The concept of just transition is going to play an increasingly prominent role in climate mitigation policy as global decarbonisation processes gather… Read More »Just Transition in national climate law: Lessons from Scotland
Photo by SHARE NOW on Unsplash Antti Jukka, Harri Kalimo, Eleanor Mateo, and Mirella Miettinen The transition to a circular economy is expected to bring significant environmental, economic, and societal… Read More »Product policies for the circular economy – a guided tour with recommendations
Photo by Matt Ridley on Unsplash Mirella Miettinen and Saara Österberg In Finland, two recent cases from the minerals sector – Dragon Mining Ltd and Batteries Materials Finland Ltd –… Read More »Better than best available: does environmental permitting spur environmental innovations in Finland?
By Kati Kulovesi and Päivi Leino-Sandberg. Julkaistu alun perin 2035Legitimacy-blogissa. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. Euroopan komissiolta odotetaan heinäkuussa Fit for 55-lainsäädäntöpakettia. Se sisältää ehdotukset lakimuutoksista, joiden avulla toteutetaan EU:n… Read More »Mistä EU:n Fit for 55 -lakipaketissa on kyse ja miksi se on tärkeä?
By Rosemary Mwanza, PhD student at the UEF Law School. Photo by pisauikan on Unsplash. This blog post is based on my recently published article entitled ‘Toxic Spaces, Community Voices,… Read More »Environmental human rights in Kenya: between promise and reality
