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NGOs have the right to be a client in environment related administrative procedures such as environmental licensing and construction permission of huge investments. These investments (e.g. shopping centres, office buildings, new residential areas, underground garages, roads) may attract huge traffic and may cause extra air pollution in the cites. The environmental NGOs are entitled to take part in the procedure and to comment the plans. They can use the administrative remedies against the decision of the authority in charge. Moreover the NGOs can start a court action against the legally binding decision. The court may force the authorities to modify the decision which is an effective legal tool to reduce the future environmental burden of an investment. The Clean Air Action Group (CAAG) often uses this opportunity and many of such cases were successful.
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