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Overview

Harro van Asselt is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their academic work spans multiple fields with a particular focus on Environmental Science, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Social Sciences. Their research intersects several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Global and Planetary Change, Law, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Their main research themes cover a range of topics related to climate and environmental policy. These include Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Environmental Law and Policy, Climate Change and Geoengineering, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, and International Environmental Law and Policies.

Harro van Asselt has published extensively, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Transnational Environmental Law
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Climate Policy
  • Global Policy

Their recent papers include:

  • "A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics" (2021), published in Science
  • "Carbon Leakage, Consumption, and Trade" (2022), published in Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • "Why fossil fuel producer subsidies matter" (2020), published in Nature
  • "Governing fossil fuel production in the age of climate disruption: Towards an international law of 'leaving it in the ground'" (2021), published in Earth System Governance
  • "Curbing fossil fuel supply to achieve climate goals" (2020), published in Climate Policy

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Sebastian Oberthür, Lukas Hermwille, Catherine Hall, Kati Kulovesi, and Wolfgang Obergassel, reflecting ongoing partnerships in related research areas.

Harro van Asselt has also contributed to book publications, including the title Fit for Purpose? - Toward trade rules that support fossil fuel subsidy reform and the clean energy transition published by TemaNord in 2020.

Best Publications

  • The Fragmentation of Global Governance Architectures: A Framework for Analysis

    Frank Biermann;Philipp Pattberg;Harro van Asselt;Fariborz Zelli

  • Emergence of polycentric climate governance and its future prospects

    Andrew J. Jordan;Dave Huitema;Dave Huitema;Mikael Hilden;Harro Van Asselt

  • The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law

    Daniel M. Bodansky

  • The Institutional Fragmentation of Global Environmental Governance: Causes, Consequences, and Responses - Introduction

    Fariborz Zelli;Harro van Asselt

  • Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action

    Sander Chan;Harro van Asselt;Thomas Hale;Kenneth W. Abbott

  • Addressing competitiveness and leakage concerns in climate policy: An analysis of border adjustment measures in the US and the EU

    Harro van Asselt;Thomas Brewer

  • A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics

    Nils Simon;Karen Raubenheimer;Niko Urho;Sebastian Unger

  • Designing Border Carbon Adjustments for Enhanced Climate Action

    Michael A. Mehling;Harro van Asselt;Kasturi Das;Susanne Droege

  • Understanding the paradoxes of multi-level governing: Climate change policy in the European Union

    Andrew Jordan;Harro van Asselt;Frans Berkhout;Dave Huitema

  • Connect the dots: managing the fragmentation of global climate governance

    Harro van Asselt;Harro van Asselt;Fariborz Zelli

  • Fossil fuel supply and climate policy: exploring the road less taken

    Michael Lazarus;Harro van Asselt;Harro van Asselt

  • Building Productive Links between the UNFCCC and the Broader Global Climate Governance Landscape

    Michele Betsill;Navroz K. Dubash;Matthew Paterson;Harro van Asselt

  • The evaluation of climate policy: theory and emerging practice in Europe

    Dave Huitema;Andrew Jordan;Eric Massey;Tim Rayner

  • European emissions trading and the international competitiveness of energy-intensive industries: A legal and political evaluation of possible supporting measures

    Harro van Asselt;Frank Biermann

  • Global Climate Change and the Fragmentation of International Law

    Harro Van Asselt;Francesco Sindico;Michael A. Mehling

  • The Role of Non-State Actors in Reviewing Ambition, Implementation, and Compliance under the Paris Agreement

    Harro van Asselt

  • Effective and geographically balanced? An output-based assessment of non-state climate actions

    Sander Chan;Robert Falkner;Matthew Goldberg;Harro van Asselt

  • Transparency in multilateral climate politics: Furthering (or distracting from) accountability?

    Aarti Gupta;Harro van Asselt;Harro van Asselt

  • Navigating the dilemmas of climate policy in Europe: evidence from policy evaluation studies

    Constanze Haug;Tim Rayner;Andrew Jordan;Roger Hildingsson

  • The Fragmentation of Global Climate Governance

    Harro van Asselt

  • Governing Climate Change Polycentrically: Setting the Scene

    Andrew Jordan;Dave Huitema;Jonas J. Schoenefeld;Harro van Asselt

  • Introduction: exploring and explaining the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

    Sylvia I. Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen;Harro van Asselt

  • Transparency requirements under the Paris Agreement and their (un)likely impact on strengthening the ambition of nationally determined contributions (NDCs)

    Romain Weikmans;Harro van Asselt;J. Timmons Roberts

  • Advancing the climate agenda: Exploiting material and institutional linkages to develop a menu of policy options

    Harro Van Asselt;Joyeeta Gupta;Frank Biermann

  • Promises and risks of nonstate action in climate and sustainability governance

    Sander Chan;Idil Boran;Harro van Asselt;Gabriela Iacobuta

  • Institutional complexity and private authority in global climate governance: The cases of climate engineering, REDD+, and short-lived climate pollutants

    Fariborz Zelli;Ina Möller;Harro van Asselt;Harro van Asselt

  • All Hands on Deck! Mobilizing Climate Change Action Beyond the UNFCCC

    Remi Moncel;Harro van Asselt

  • The politics of fossil fuel subsidies and their reform : Implications for climate change mitigation

    Jakob Skovgaard;Harro van Asselt

  • Institutional Interactions at the Crossroads of Trade and Environment: The Dominance of Liberal Environmentalism?

    Fariborz Zelli;Aarti Gupta;Harro van Asselt

  • The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Their Reform

    Harro van Asselt

  • From UN-ity to Diversity? The UNFCCC, the Asia-Pacific Partnership, and the Future of International Law on Climate Change

    Harro van Asselt

  • Climate governance at the crossroads: experimenting with a global response after Kyoto

    Harro van Asselt

Frequent Co-Authors

Dave Huitema
Dave Huitema Wageningen University & Research
Andrew Jordan
Andrew Jordan University of East Anglia
Philipp Pattberg
Philipp Pattberg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Frank Biermann
Frank Biermann Utrecht University
Joyeeta Gupta
Joyeeta Gupta University of Amsterdam
Thomas Hale
Thomas Hale University of Oxford
Frans Berkhout
Frans Berkhout King's College London
Carolyn Fischer
Carolyn Fischer Resources For The Future
Ottmar Edenhofer
Ottmar Edenhofer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Henry Neufeldt
Henry Neufeldt Technical University of Denmark

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