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On 11-12 March 2021, in Joensuu, Finland, The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Law School, in cooperation with the UEF Center for Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental Law (CCEEL), is hosting its 7th international energy law and policy conference “Energy Transitions”.
Sub-themes to be discussed at the conference include:
- Impact of COVID-19 on energy investments, energy contracts and trade
- Reforming international investment dispute settlement system and impact on energy disputes
- International LNG value chains: Current and future development
- International trade of energy products and multilateral, regional, and mega-regional trade agreements
- Global developments in the oil, gas and power sectors
- European Green Deal
- Flexibility in the energy system: Energy storage, demand-side management and the role of consumers
- ESG and energy investments
- The 2030 Agenda, SDG 7
- The regulation of renewable and low-carbon energy sources
- Subsidies to renewable energy and fossil fuels
Keynote speakers:
- Leigh Hancher, Professor of European and Energy Law at the University of Tilburg, Netherlands
- Dirk Buschle, Deputy Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna, Austria
- Barbara Kaech/ Sasa Beljin, Legal Counsels, Nord Stream 2 AG, Switzerland
- Andreas Goldthau, Professor and Franz Haniel Chair for Public Policy, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt, Germany