Environmental assessment as a tool for climate change mitigation: Global comparative perspectives

Speaker: Dr Benoît Mayer, Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Most countries have established mandatory environmental assessment (EA) procedures that must be carried out before national agencies can authorize projects likely to cause environmental harm. In recent years, many EA frameworks have also been applied as a tool to mitigate climate change. Based on a survey of national practice, this seminar will discuss whether and, if so, how EA can be used as a tool for climate change mitigation. In particular, we will consider whether and how EA can address indirect climate impacts (e.g., downstream emissions from fossil-fuel projects), appraise the “significance” of a project’s climate impact, and, overall, contribute to the mitigation of climate change.

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Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) in the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, invites you to attend its regular seminar series. In 2024 Lent term, our seminars take place in a hybrid format in the DAB—David Attenborough Building every Thursday* at 3.15 pm (GMT).

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