Que signifie l'avis consultatif de la Cour internationale de Justice sur le changement climatique pour les évaluations d'impact environnemental ?

The document argues that states must update their laws and regulations to ensure that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) include downstream and Scope 3 emissions from fossil fuel projects. It provides specific recommendations to prevent industry loopholes, such as presuming all produced fuels will be burned and ignoring arguments that production would simply shift to other projects. This guidance follows an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion and aligns with rulings from the UK Supreme Court and the EFTA Court.

• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) must include downstream emissions resulting from the combustion of extracted fossil fuels.
• To mitigate legal risks, states are advised to update their laws, regulations, forms, and guidelines to ensure all indirect and Scope 3 emissions are accounted for.
• The briefing recommends that the decision to assess downstream emissions should not be influenced by the argument that market demand would be met by another project if the current project were not realized.
• It is recommended that all fossil fuels produced by a proposed project be presumed to be combusted to prevent companies from making unsupported claims that fuels will not be burned.
• Downstream emissions should be evaluated cumulatively with other projects in a global context and measured against national and global climate goals and emission reduction trajectories.

APA

Jones,, N. (2026). Que signifie l'avis consultatif de la Cour internationale de Justice sur le changement climatique pour les évaluations d'impact environnemental ? International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/fr/publications/brief/icj-advisory-opinion-environmental-impact-assessment

Chicago

Jones,, Natalie. Que signifie l'avis consultatif de la Cour internationale de Justice sur le changement climatique pour les évaluations d'impact environnemental ? International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2026. https://www.iisd.org/fr/publications/brief/icj-advisory-opinion-environmental-impact-assessment.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jones2026que, author = {Jones,, Natalie}, title = {{Que signifie l'avis consultatif de la Cour internationale de Justice sur le changement climatique pour les évaluations d'impact environnemental ?}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/fr/publications/brief/icj-advisory-opinion-environmental-impact-assessment}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }