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Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have formed a new research community (RC) for sustainable resource society.

Researchers in climate law at the University of Eastern Finland are participating in 4I TRACTION -project seeking to develop and assess transformative policies and an effective governance framework to implement them in accordance with the EU’s objective of climate-neutrality by 2050.

Scholars of climate law at the University of Eastern Finland are participating in NDC ASPECTS, an extensive, international project seeking to provide research-based knowledge to support the achievement of the goals of the Paris Agreement, and to promote increasingly ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

The University of Eastern Finland has received EU funding to recruit 14 doctoral students into a four-year multidisciplinary Neuro-Innovation PhD programme, which will be implemented on the Kuopio campus.

The impact of human activity on the Earth’s biosphere requires radical changes in economic, legal, political, and governance systems in order for people to still have a chance at a better, more equitable and sustainable future.

Complaining to the authorities is a traditional semi-informal way of restoring justice in Russia, which supported authoritarian social contract in times of monarchy and during the Soviet period.

Finland has set an ambitious goal of being carbon neutral by 2035. The goal is achievable but requires drastic changes in society.

The next UN Climate Conference will be held in Glasgow in 2021, and all participating countries are asked to increase their ambition in climate change mitigation.