
KAISA HUHTA
Postdoctoral Researcher
Senior Researcher and Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Kaisa Huhta is a Senior Researcher and an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Fellow at the UEF Law School and at the Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law, where her research focuses on EU energy law. Her research in the nexus of EU law and the energy sector has produced publications on State aid law, free movement law, competence and institutional issues in EU law, the regulation of new energy technologies and energy investment, security and consumers in EU law. Her broader research objective is understanding the roles of law in governing the energy sector and the low-carbon energy transition in the EU. Dr. Huhta is the Principal Investigator in the EUJUST project, funded by the Academy of Finland, which studies EU Law as an Instrument for Energy Justice.
Dr. Huhta has published in top level international journals such as the European Law Review and the International and Comparative Law Quarterly. In total, she has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters, expert statements and other publications. She has been a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford, the European University Institute (EUI), the University of Tilburg and the University of Iceland.
Contact info
Organization
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Law School
kaisa.huhta@uef.fi
Phone
+358 50 594 7271
Keywords
Teaching Activities
Societal Activities
Research groups - UEF
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CCEEL - The Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law
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LYY Institute for Natural resources, environment and society
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RESOURCE - Sustainable Resource Society: Circular Economy, Energy and Raw Materials
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SusHydro - Regoverning the Existing Hydropower System
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Water research
Links
Publications
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Huhta, Kaisa. 2022. The contribution of energy law to the energy transition and energy research Global environmental change: human and policy dimensions 73: 102454. 2022
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Kaisa Huhta. 2022. The 'Fit for 55'-package in the Context of EU Energy Law and Policy Oil, gas and energy law - -: -. 2022
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A Legal Approach to Sustainable Energy Democracy. Huhta, Kaisa; Reins, Leonie. 2021 2021
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Huhta, Kaisa. 2021. The scope of state sovereignty under article 194(2) TFEU and the evolution of EU competences in the energy sector International and comparative law quarterly 70 4: 991-1010. 2021
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Ilmastovaikutukset ja ympäristölupamenettely. Silvo, Kimmo; Belinskij, Antti; Attila, Mikko; Honkonen, Tuula; Horn, Susanna; Huhta, Kaisa; Romppanen, Seita; Saastamoinen, Uula; Seppälä, Jyri; Soimakallio, Sampo. 2021 2021
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Ilmastovaikutukset ympäristönsuojelulaissa. Romppanen, Seita; Huhta, Kaisa; Honkonen, Tuula; Belinskij, Antti / Ympäristöpolitiikan ja -oikeuden vuosikirja XIV. 2021. 2021
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Kiertotalous tarvitsee sujuvaa sopimista. Arras, Nina; Miettinen, Eija; Tammela, Heta; Rautiainen, Ville; Romppanen, Seita; Huhta, Kaisa; Turunen, Topi. 2021 2021
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Law for Decentralized Electricity Systems Lessons from Complexity Theory. Soininen, Niko; Huhta, Kaisa / Sustainable Energy Democracy and the Law. 2021. 2021
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Lessons from Law for the Conceptualization of Sustainable Energy Democracy. Fleming, Ruven; Huhta, Kaisa; Reins, Leonie / Sustainable Energy Democracy and the Law. 2021. 2021
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Soininen, Niko; Romppanen, Seita; Huhta, Kaisa; Belinskij, Antti. 2021. A Brake or an Accelerator? The Role of Law in Sustainability Transitions Environmental innovation and societal transitions 41: 71-73. 2021