Addressing Climate Change
Uncertainties in Project Environmental
Assessments

Dr. Philip H. Byer, Dr. Julian Scott Yeomans, and Melanie Lalani
2001

This research report investigates methods for addressing and communicating climate change uncertainties that can arise within the environmental assessments (EAs) of individual projects.

As part of the research project, eleven EA reports were reviewed to assess how climate change uncertainties are addressed in EA practices. The review demonstrates that climate change has not been adequately acknowledged or addressed.

This report provides useful advice for developing more thorough guidelines. As part of this project, two other reports were developed which contain additional recommendations for guidelines.