Manolis Kotzampasakis

Manolis Kotzampasakis is a researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Law under the Law on Energy and Sustainability specialization. His work focuses on legal frameworks for climate policy, particularly the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and its applications to maritime transport, international shipping, and cross-jurisdictional collaborations like EU-California ETS linkage.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Energy and Climate Law
  • Emissions Trading Systems
  • Legal Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Maritime Emissions Regulation
  • Carbon Market Compliance

Recent Contributions: His research explores the EU ETS expansion to maritime sectors, policy evaluations using legal objectives, and systematic reviews of emissions trading literature. He analyzes intersections between international law (e.g., Law of the Sea) and climate policy implementation.

Scientific Awards

• Fulbright Schuman grant for doctoral research
• First prize in 'Boosting Legal Innovation' competition
• NeVER Thesis Award 2021