UVP-G Amend­ment 2022

The draft amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act (UVP-G), which is open for consultation until mid-September, pursues several regulatory objectives. It is intended to increase procedural efficiency, accelerate procedures for energy transition projects, ensure conformity with EU law, take into account additional impact factors and protected interests, extend the obligation to conduct an EIA for certain types of projects and bring them into line with current case law.

Cli­mate pro­tec­tion and soil con­sump­tion

In line with the requirement to limit pollutant immissions, pollutants, including greenhouse gases, must now be limited to the current state of technology.