The legally compliant handling of climate protection issues in authorisation procedures

The state's obligation to take effective climate protection measures is undisputed. This was once again prominently emphasised by the Federal Constitutional Court's climate ruling of 24 March 2021.
Climate protection obligations are enshrined in law - for example in the Federal Climate Protection Act - and have also been further developed in a number of rulings by the Federal Constitutional Court and Federal Administrative Court in recent years.
What needs to be considered when abstract legal climate protection targets meet specific projects? In objections to projects, it is often argued that they harm the climate or that the local or global climate impacts have not been sufficiently determined and taken into account. This has resulted in numerous legal actions by environmental organisations based on climate protection concerns.
In practice, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to how the issue of climate protection must be taken into account or dealt with in a legally secure manner both in technical plant authorisation procedures and in planning approval procedures for infrastructure projects. The seminar is intended to provide assistance in this regard.