Kati Kulovesi
Professor
International law, especially international environmental law
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
kati.kulovesi@uef.fi | +358 50 442 2729
I hold LL.M degrees from the University of Helsinki and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). My PhD is also from the LSE, focusing on the challenges of the environment and legitimacy at the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement System.
I am also affiliated with the 3E Center at the Brussels School of Governance, the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, with the Erik Castren Institute for International Law and Human Rights at the University of Helsinki, as well as with the Earth Negotiations Bulletin / International Institute for Sustainable Development.
My main research interests are international, EU, national and comparative climate change law, as well as international economic law and international legal theory. I also very much enjoy multidisciplinary climate change research both with other social scientists and natural scientists. I work closely with the UEF Research Group on Atmospheric Physics and with other climate scientists within the Atmospheric and Climate Competence Center Flagship.
Beyond academia, I have worked as legal adviser and consultant, inter alia, for the Finnish Government, the World Bank, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, European Commission, Nordic Council of Ministers, IUCN, International Institute for Sustainable Development, International Trade Center, World Resources Institute and Nordic Environment Finance Corporation.
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Ilmasto-oikeus: globaali ilmasto-oikeus ja Suomi
Kulovesi, Kati; Mähönen, Maiju; Laininen, Jenni. 2024. . . Alma Talent -
Integrated assessment of the policy avenues for transformative climate policies
Görlach, Benjamin; Martini, Leon; Dicke, Flora; de Vries, Maarten; Kampman, Bettina; Voulis, Nina; Nauta, Marieke; Vendrik, Joeri; Fontanet Perez, Pol; Kulovesi, Kati; Lehtilä, Sara; Löther, Niklas; Hocksell, Tatu; Calipel, Claire; Hilke, Anuschka; Moore, Brendan. 2024. . . 4i Traction Project -
Offset ratios and temporary contract designs for climate integrity in carbon farming
Lötjönen, Sanna; Kulovesi, Kati; Lång, Kristiina; Ollikainen, Markku. 2024. Carbon management. 15: 1-21 -
The European Climate Law: Strengthening EU Procedural Climate Governance?
Kulovesi, Kati; Oberthür, Sebastian; van Asselt, Harro; Savaresi, Annalisa. 2024. Journal of environmental law. 36: 23-42 -
We need targeted policy interventions in the EU to save soil carbon
Mäkipää, R; Bruun, O; Lehtonen, A; Peltoniemi, M; Kulovesi, K. 2024. Frontiers in environmental science. 12: 1-7 -
Conclusion: The Past, Present and Future of SLCP Law and Governance
Yamineva, Yulia; Kulovesi, Kati; Recio, Eugenia. Teoksessa: Yamineva, Yulia; Kulovesi, Kati; Recio, Eugenia(toim.) , 2023. Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Perspectives on Law and Governance. s. 392-416. Brill Nijhoff -
Fighting a hard battle with a soft weapon: Is international climate change law softening?
Kulovesi, Kati; Recio, María Eugenia. Teoksessa: Eliantonio, Mariolina; Korkea-aho, Emilia; Mörth, Ulrika(toim.) , 2023. Research Handbook on Soft Law. s. 320-336. Edward Elgar -
Finland’s First Climate Judgment: Putting the Government on Notice
Kulovesi, Kati; Mähönen, Maiju; Sormunen, Milka; Savaresi, Annalisa; Johansson, Vilja; Björklund, Martin. 2023. 2035Legitimacy -hankkeen blogi. : . -
Finland’s first climate lawsuit: Watching the forest sink
Kulovesi, Kati; Savaresi, Annalisa; Bruun, Otto; Mähönen, Maiju. 2023. 2035Legitimacy -hankkeen blogi. : . -
Introduction: Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Perspectives on Law and Governance
Yamineva, Yulia; Kulovesi, Kati; Recio, Eugenia. Teoksessa: Yamineva, Yulia; Kulovesi, Kati; Recio, Eugenia(toim.) , 2023. Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Perspectives on Law and Governance. s. 1-13. Brill Nijhoff