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Professor Harro van Asselt holds the prestigious Hatton Professorship in Climate Law at the University of Cambridge, where he is also a Law Fellow at Hughes Hall. He serves as Professor of Climate Law and Policy at the University of Eastern Finland Law School and is an Affiliated Researcher with the Stockholm Environment Institute. His institutional affiliations include the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Earth System Governance project (where he serves as Senior Research Fellow), and membership in the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and Climate Strategies.
Professor van Asselt's research focuses on the intersection of international environmental law, climate change policy, and trade law, with particular expertise in fossil fuel regulation, climate governance architecture, and international legal frameworks for energy transition. His scholarly contributions have established him as a leading authority in climate law, examining how legal frameworks can effectively govern fossil fuel production and support global climate objectives.
His extensive publication record reveals a clear trend toward addressing supply-side climate policies, particularly concerning fossil fuel production and subsidies. Recent work increasingly focuses on transparency mechanisms for fossil fuel governance, climate litigation, border carbon adjustments, and the development of international frameworks to limit fossil fuel extraction. His interdisciplinary approach bridges legal scholarship with practical policy solutions, often incorporating economic and political science perspectives to address complex climate governance challenges.
- Harold D. Lasswell Prize for the best article in Policy Sciences (2011)
Professor van Asselt has supervised numerous PhD students who have gone on to contribute significantly to climate law scholarship. His research has been supported by various international institutions and has directly informed high-level policy processes, including contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law (RECIEL), one of the top peer-reviewed environmental law journals, further amplifying his influence in shaping climate law discourse.
His work extends beyond academia through active participation in global climate governance initiatives and regular engagement with international media outlets including The New York Times, Reuters, and Climate Home, where his expertise is frequently sought on evolving climate policy developments.
