Abstract
In contemporary environmental governance and democracy, environmental information acts as the foundation for effective decision-making. It is on this basis that the public's right of access to environmental information is guaranteed, with the Aarhus Convention acting as the chief normative framework upon which this right is implemented. Beyond this legal instrument, technological innovations, such as artificial intelligence (AI), also enhance how both the state and the public engage with the right to environmental information. Yet AI may also act to supplant the public's and the state's role in the right of access to environmental information. This article examines the underexplored intersection between AI and the right to environmental information, considering what impacts AI may have on the right's environmental democratic aims and whether the use of AI complies with the procedural obligations imposed by the Aarhus Convention.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 645-667 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Law, Innovation and Technology |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 5 Dec 2025 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Environmental information
- artificial intelligence
- Aarhus Convention
- environmental stewardship
- environmental democracy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)
- Biotechnology
- Computer Science Applications
- Law
- Artificial Intelligence
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