By Ismo Pölönen, Professor of Environmental Law (Bioeconomy and Natural Resources Law) Photo by Saara Österberg. In March 2023 the EU Commission proposed a Critical Raw Material Act (CRMA). Since… Read More »How to avoid missteps of accelerated EIA and permitting? – Reflections on the proposal for the EU’s Critical Raw Material Act
By Niko Soininen, Professor of Environmental Law and Water Law, Seita Romppanen, Docent, Senior Lecturer on International Environmental Law and Senior Research Scientist at Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Mika Nieminen,… Read More »The impact-based regulatory strategy in environmental law: Hallmark of effectiveness or pitfall for legitimacy?
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… Read More »EU legislation for clean air at crossroads
The Policy Forum Series ‘The unilateralisation of EU trade policies – asserting interests or deserting principles?’ took place throughout the autumn. The series was organised by Prof Harri Kalimo (The… Read More »Policy Forum Series on unilateralism in EU trade policies
By Kateryna Holzer, Senior Researcher and Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Postdoctoral Researcher The Russian invasion of Ukraine is an unjustified and unprovoked act of aggression against an independent and sovereign state, as… Read More »Impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on environment, climate change and green energy transition
By Rosemary Mwanza, PhD Candidate Introduction In the course of my doctoral research, I have often reflected on why the ideal embodied in human rights norms and the present reality… Read More »The right to a healthy environment as an environmental grundnorm
By Eugenia Recio Piva, Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Law and Policy (Author’s Note: This blog post is based on my recently defended article-based PhD titled Legal Transformations in an Era… Read More »Legal transformations in an era of globalization: the case of REDD+
Dr. Mikko Rajavuori, Suomen Akatemian Tutkijatohtori ja Dr. Matti Turtiainen, Tutkimusjohtaja, Oikeustieteiden laitos. The blog post has also been published in English. Sijoituspalveluyritykset osana kestävän rahoituksen sääntelyä Kestävä rahoitus on… Read More »Kestävä rahoitus muuttaa sijoituspalveluyritysten sääntelyä: tarkastelussa uudistuva soveltuvuusarviointi
By Dr. Mikko Rajavuori, Academy of Finland Post-doctoral fellow and Dr. Matti Turtiainen, Head of UEF Law School. Sustainable finance has entered mainstream. Judged by the growing supply of funds and… Read More »Sustainable finance and the changing regulation of investment firms: What role for the new suitability assessment criteria?
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