The law establishes the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure in the Czech Republic, requiring that certain projects likely to significantly affect the environment — such as industrial facilities, energy plants, infrastructure, and large constructions — are evaluated before approval. It ensures that decision-makers consider potential effects on air, water, soil, ecosystems, and human health, enabling mitigation or modification of projects to protect the environment and support sustainable development. In SEAs, the impact evaluation on the climate or climate change is a part of a comprehensive assessment of the PP impacts on the environment. The quality of the climate change impact assessment should be at the same level as impact assessment of other components of the environment. If this is not the case, the competent authority can return the SEA report to the applicant for completion.
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