
Kateryna Holzer
Senior Researcher
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
At UEF, Kateryna Holzer leads a project on Regulatory Cooperation on Carbon Standards (RECOSTA), a work package in a project on Voluntary carbon offsetting in (climate) action: Perception coalitions, representations, and regulation (OFFCORR) and a Joint Nordic Master’s Programme (NOMPEL) course on International Economic Law and Green Transitions.
She has been working in climate change and energy research, teaching and consultancy since 2009, with a focus on trade rules and measures stimulating green economy transition and sustainable development. Kateryna is a member of the Climate Change and International Environmental Law research group at the Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL), the Platform on International Energy Governance, Climate Strategies and a board member of the Swiss Energy Law Association.
She was formerly a visiting scholar at the WTO Trade and Environment Division and worked as a postdoc at the World Trade Institute in Bern and as an assistant professor at the Academy of Foreign Trade in Kyiv. Kateryna holds a PhD in Law and a Master of International Law and Economics from the University of Bern, as well as a PhD in Economics from Ukraine, a Master of International Management from the Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade and a Bachelor of Economics from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Research groups
Publications
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Balancing trade and environment: insights from WTO disputes over sustainability requirements for biofuels
Holzer, Kateryna, 2025, Journal of world energy law and business, 18, 3, jwaf012. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Climate Technologies and International Trade Law: Tensions and Opportunities
Holzer, Kateryna; Yamineva, Yulia, 2025, Reins, Leonie; Zahar, Alexander, Climate Technology and Law in the Anthropocene, 436-459. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Regulatory interventions to support the integrity of carbon credits: The eu approach
Holzer, Kateryna, 2025, Carbon and climate law review, 19, 1, 26-36. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Reflections on the use of revenues from the EU CBAM
Holzer, Kateryna, 22.05.2024, Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law blog (CCEEL Blog). D1 Article in a trade journal -
From Unilateral Border Carbon Adjustments to Cooperation in Climate Clubs: Rethinking Exclusion in Light of Trade and Climate Law Constraints
Espa, Ilaria; Holzer, Kateryna, 2023, Bäumler, Jelena; Binder, Christina; Bungenberg, Marc; Krajewski, Markus; Rühl, Giesela; Tams, Christian J; Terhechte, Jörg Philipp; Ziegler, Andreas R, European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2022, 389-410. B2 Book section -
Legal Challenges of Tracing Carbon Emissions in Steel Trade
Holzer, Kateryna; Kopytsia, Ievgeniia, 2023, Korea Europe review, 4, 1-18. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Reconciling trade measures with development and sustainability concerns: The case of process and production methods
Holzer, Kateryna, 09.05.2023, Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law blog (CCEEL Blog). D1 Article in a trade journal -
Sind Klimaclubs mit dem Welthandelsrecht vereinbar?
Espa, Ilaria; Holzer, Kateryna, 2023, Die Volkswirtschaft, 10.10.2023. D1 Article in a trade journal -
Tackling Black Carbon in Road Transport: Towards Global Car Emissions Standards
Holzer, Kateryna, 2023, Yamineva, Yulia; Kulovesi, Kati; Recio, Eugenia, Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Perspectives on Law and Governance, 332-363. B2 Book section -
The Hydrogen Revolution and What it Means for Switzerland
Holzer, Kateryna, 17.05.2023, Swiss Energy Law Association (SELA) Blog. D1 Article in a trade journal