Maria Pettersson

Maria Pettersson is a Professor at Luleå University of Technology's Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts, specializing in Environmental Law and Natural Resource Management. Her work intersects legal frameworks with sustainability challenges in the green energy transition, particularly focusing on mineral supply chains, circular economy, and environmental permitting processes.

• Research Interests: Environmental Law, Natural Resource Management, Circular Economy, Climate Change Policy, Mining Law, and Regulatory Compliance.
• Key Contributions: Forecasting lithium, nickel, and cobalt supply sustainability; analyzing legal barriers to secondary resource extraction; and evaluating environmental permitting conflicts in green transition projects.

Email: maria.pettersson@ltu.se