Madras High Court Calls For Centre's Response On Plea Seeking Mandatory Climate Change Assessment Before Granting Clearance To Industrial Projects
5 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court Calls For Centre's Response On Plea Seeking Mandatory Climate Change Assessment Before Granting Clearance To Industrial Projects

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, asked the Centre to respond to a plea seeking mandatory assessment of climate change while preparing the Environment Impact Assessment report for industrial projects and constructions. The petitioner submitted that as per the EIA notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2006, large-scale construction projects could be undertaken only after obtaining prior environment clearance from the Centre or State EIA Authority. However, he pointed out that the notification does not talk about climate change or studying the impact of climate change while preparing the EIA report though it is a major environmental concern. He added that the current method of preparing the Environment Impact Assessment Report was contrary to Article 21 of the Constitution as it did not insist on studying the impact of climate change.

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