Hi, I'm Lauri Peterson!

I am a Senior Researcher at the Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law at University of Eastern Finland and a Researcher at Dept. of Government, Uppsala University.

My research focuses on climate governance at international, national, and sub-national levels, with particular attention to domestic actors and institutions. Currently, I explore voluntary climate action, the impact of climate hazards, and the political legitimacy of climate policies. My work has been published in World Development, Ecological Economics, Global Environmental Politics, npj Climate Action, and International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, among other journals.

Please feel free to get in touch!

Current Projects I am the Principal Investigator for the EU Commission-funded project Achieving High-Integrity Voluntary Climate Action, and a collaborator for the Wallenberg-funded project ENABLE on the effects of climate hazards on climate-resilient development.