Climate effects in environmental impact assessment

Mayer, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0669-7457 (2025) Climate effects in environmental impact assessment. Transnational Environmental Law. pp. 1-23. ISSN 2047-1033 doi: 10.1017/S2047102524000402

Abstract/Summary

This article analyzes the application of environmental impact assessment as a tool for climate change mitigation from a global comparative perspective. It firstly confirms that, despite persistent resistance in a few jurisdictions, climate effect assessment is now widely applied on a global scale. Yet the article also shows that this practice has faced recurrent practical and conceptual issues, in particular, concerning the determination of the significance of a project’s climate effect and the assessment of indirect effects. Lastly, this article assesses how states have addressed these issues and identifies good practices. In doing so, the article illustrates the potential of functionalist comparative analysis in advancing our understanding of climate law and suggesting policy-relevant conclusions.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/121630
Identification Number/DOI	10.1017/S2047102524000402
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Law
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
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