Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2021
Keywords
Environmental Assessment, Climate Change, Impact Assessment, Assessment Process, Climate Mitigation
Abstract
This paper explores the integration of climate mitigation into the environmental impact assessment processes. The focus here is on the much neglected mitigation element (which is defined to include GHG emissions as well as impacts on natural sinks such as forests, soils, grasslands and oceans). To this end, the paper considers how to integrate the GHG emission and sinks impacts of projects at five critical stages of the assessment process: triggering, information gathering, analysis, the project decision, and post-approval follow-up.
Recommended Citation
Meinhard Doelle, "Integrating Climate Change into Environmental Impact Assessments: Key Design Elements" in Francesco Sindico, Stephanie Switzer, & Tianbao Qin, eds, The Transformation of Environmental Law and Governance: Risk, Innovation and Resilience (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021) 111.
Comments
This is a draft chapter/article. The final version will be available in The Transformation of Environmental Law and Governance: Risk, Innovation and Resilience edited by Francesco Sindico, Stephanie Switzer, & Tianbao Qin, forthcoming 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only.