»Procedural Climate Protection. >Climate< as a Protected Good in Environmental Impact Assessment«: The procedural concept of environmental impact assessment has existed today for over 30 years. Against the background of current challenges, the author turns to the question of the extent to which environmental impact assessment can be made fruitful for global climate protection. The author shows that global climate is part of the task profile of an environmental impact assessment. Based on the practical difficulties identified, the author recommends the use of the scope model to operationalise the legal obligations.