Following the inaugural conference in Berlin in 2025, the second annual conference of the European Association for Climate Law (EACL) will take place in Helsinki, Finland, on 17–18 September 2026.
The event, hosted by Professor Kati Kulovesi and her team at the Centre for Climate, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL) of the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), will focus on Climate Law 10 Years after the Paris Agreement.
Topic of the Conference
The 2015 Paris Agreement is a landmark in the evolution of climate law. Since its entry into force in 2016, it has strengthened the international legal framework for climate action and catalyzed developments in European, national, and transnational climate law.
Climate legislation and litigation have increased substantially. Procedural climate governance frameworks—defining climate targets and the governance structures to achieve them—have been established worldwide. Carbon markets have grown, and regulatory instruments have been adopted to accelerate renewable energy deployment and improve energy efficiency.
Implementation of the Paris Agreement has also lowered future warming projections. Recent data suggests that global greenhouse gas emissions may have peaked and are projected to decline in the 2030s. However, that decline is still far too slow to keep global warming below 1.5 °C, which now serves as the primary benchmark for global climate action.
Call for Abstracts
Ten years after the Paris Agreement entered into force, we invite contributions that take stock of its achievements, identify outstanding challenges, draw lessons learned, and assess the state of climate law across governance levels. We especially welcome submissions on, but not limited to:
- The current state of international climate law
- The past, present, and future of EU climate law
- Comparative and domestic climate law in Europe and beyond
- Assessing and (re)imagining theory and methods of climate law research
Abstracts must have a maximum of 300 words and must be submitted through our online form by 24 April 2026. For additional information, please refer to the detailed Call for Abtracts.
Programme & Registration
Further details regarding the conference program and registration will be announced soon.