Contacts
The 2035Legitimacy project brings together researchers in the fields of law, economics, sociology, and climate science.
The project is truly multidisciplinary, pursuing collaboration and dialogue across different disciplines while examining legitimacy considerations in Finnish climate policy.
Project management and coordination
Researchers
University of Helsinki
Tiina Paloniitty
Postdoctoral Researcher, Law
Expertise:
Aarhus Convention; AC in the EU; EU climate law and policy; legitimacy of EU’s climate lax
Research topics:
Access to environmental and climate information in the EU; access to justice in climate-relevant matters in the EU; public participation to climate decision-making in the EU
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Harri Kokkola
Senior Scientist, Atmospheric Science (Aerosol Modelling), WP5 leader
Expertise:
Climate modelling; physics of climate change
Research topics:
The effects of climate pollutant reductions on climate and air quality
Heikki Tuomenvirta
Senior Research Scientist, Atmospheric Science (Meteorology)
Expertise:
climate change impacts, climate risks, adaptation
Research topics:
Distribution of climate change impacts and risks
University of Jyväskylä
Teea Kortetmäki
Postdoctoral Researcher
Expertise:
Climate justice and justice in climate action; social acceptance of policies
Research topics:
Employment impacts and related perceptions of policy legitimacy
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Antti Belinskij
Research Professor, WP3 leader, Law
Expertise:
Climate policy integration in national environmental law
Research topics:
Climat change plans, appeals, permit procedures, law preparation
Paula Leskinen
Researcher, Law
Expertise:
Regulatory climate impact assessment
Research topics:
Climate policy integration (the role of national law), regulatory climate impact assessment
Anu Lähteenmäki-Uutela
Senior Research Scientist, Law
Expertise:
Justice; basic and human rights
Research topics:
Environmental rights
Seita Romppanen
Senior Research Scientist, Law
Expertise:
EU environmental law, EU climate law; LULUCF and Effort Sharing Regulations; the legitimacy of EU climate law framework
Research topics:
Role of knowledge and science in EU environmental and climate law; integration of legal fields and relevant legal interfaces from climate law’s perspective, sub-national climate governance
University of Eastern Finland
Tuula Honkonen
Senior Lecturer (International Law), Coordinator, Law
Expertise:
National climate acts; participation and access to information
Research topics:
Participation and access to information within the UN climate negotiations from the perspective of Finnish actors
Vilja Johansson
Junior Researcher, Law
Expertise:
Climate law and justice
Research topics:
Just tranistion as a legal concept
vilja.johansson@uef.fi
Nicola Sharman
Early-Stage Researcher, Law
Expertise:
Public participation; international climate change negotiations; Aarhus Convention
Research topics:
Public participation in international climate change negotiations
Harro van Asselt
Professor (Climate Law and Policy), Law
Expertise:
International climate change negotiations; Linkages between climate change and international economic law
Research topics:
Transparency in international climate change negotiations
Maiju Mähönen
Doctoral Researcher
Expertise:
EU law and policy, Finnish Climate Change Act
VATT Institute for Economic Research
Marita Laukkanen
Chief Researcher, Vice-PI, WP2 leader, Economics
Expertise:
Carbon pricing, climate policy evaluation, climate policy and competitiveness, distributional effects of climate policies
marita.laukkanen@vatt.fi
Advisory Board
- Jonas Ebbesson,Stockholm University
- Peter Newell, University of Sussex
- Karin Bäckstrand, Stockholm University
- CJ Brian Preston, New South Wales Land and Environment Court
- Heta-Elena Heiskanen, Ministry of the Environment
- Leo Parkkonen, Ministry of Finance
- Matti Kahra, The Confederation of Finnish Industries
- Mikael Kirkko-Jaakkola, Taxpayers Association of Finland
- Pia Björkbacka, Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions
- Leila Kurki, Finnish Confederation of Professionals
- Kaisa Kosonen, Greenpeace Finland
- Marja Järvelä, University of Jyväskylä