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A new EU project will develop a comprehensive set of high-integrity principles and criteria for the fast-developing field of voluntary climate action.

The brand-new book Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Perspectives from Law and Governance draws relevant lessons for the future of global climate policy.

The University of Eastern Finland is coordinating the work package on the role of courts and climate advisory bodies.

Associate Professor Yulia Yamineva from UEF Law School contributed to the chapter on governance in the to Global Tipping Points Report 2023.

Research Manager Eevi Laukkanen re-joined the academic community in Finland after years spent abroad.

The theme for 2023 is the water cycle in the environment and society.

According to Professor of Environmental Law Seita Romppanen, the sustainability transition poses challenges to law both as a system and as an academic discipline.

The four-year PharGTrans project examines how changes in EU chemicals policy and legislation may affect green transformations in the pharmaceutical sector in the European Union.

The University of Eastern Finland secured a total of 3.5 million euros of research funding for five consortia.

The research explores the role of governmental interventions in the development of gas infrastructure in the EU and Energy Community (EnC) countries.