Unfolding simplification beyond drawbacks: types and reasoning for simplifying environmental assessment

The need for simplifying Environmental Assessment (EA), and potential that simplification holds, has not only been raised by policymakers but also scholars. Despite recent years’ focus increased push EA world-wide – hereunder argued because of the accelerating climate investments green transition fact is a new agenda, studies exploring types effects remain scarce. Although there in EA, several concerns have raised, including risk ‘oversimplification.’ This letter outlines different reasoning behind further presents triangle distinguishing between three interdependent simplification: Regulatory, administrative, praxis. categorization illustrated discussed through four Danish cases, which reveal as multifaceted set processes we more precise terminology. presented this may offer basis communicating nature be facing or needing.