Description
Based on thorough research, Danish practice on assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is presented. This includes research into hundreds of recent environmental assessment (EA) reports as well as agreements among key actors in Danish EA practice on approaches for how to determine significance of GHG emissions. The results show that climate change receives continuous sparse attention and is only to a limited extent included in the scope of the EAs. This contrasts with the increasing focus in society on climate change. Moreover, analysis of EA reports shows that assessment of GHG emissions only involves few phases in a life-cycle perspective, GHG emissions are seldomly deemed assessed significant, and justifications provided are varied and frequently often inadequate. Currently, practice is changing towards more thorough assessments of GHG emissions and increased attention to significance of climate impacts. The presentation outlines 5 key approaches to determine significance of GHG emissions agreed upon by key EA stakeholders in Denmark. The approaches reflect emergent practice, ambitions of better assessments, and institutional aspects. The approaches are positioned towards approaches outlined in guidelines from other countries, and the presentation aims to promote reflection and discussions among session participants on the suitability of the approaches in their contexts.| Period | 27 Apr 2024 |
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| Event title | IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR A JUST TRANSFORMATION: 43rd Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Dublin, IrelandShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |