Dr. Haomiao Du

Biography

Haomiao Du is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, specializing in climate law and sustainability within the Department of International and European Law. He teaches courses on public international law, international climate law, and EU climate law. His academic work primarily focuses on international comparative climate law, particularly in relation to the European Union, China, and Vietnam. His research interests encompass legal issues associated with climate mitigation and adaptation, as well as law concerning emerging technologies such as negative emission technologies and solar geoengineering. Haomiao is particularly interested in the interaction between climate science and law, focusing on the integration of legal aspects into integrated assessment frameworks for global climate change and the interpretation of climate scientific evidence in law-making and adjudication. He has undertaken significant projects, including the integration of legal knowledge into climate scenario assessments. Haomiao's prior experiences include a postdoctoral researcher role at the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans, and Sustainability Law, and he has also worked at the University of Twente on projects related to drone technology regulations. He completed his PhD at the Amsterdam Centre for International Law, focusing on the international legal framework for geoengineering, and has received qualifications to practice law in China. Haomiao is multilingual, proficient in Chinese, English, German, and Dutch, and enjoys engaging in multicultural environments.

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