Debates on climate science are often ideological, involving self interests and with little regard to possible impacts. In discussions among authors who have already published articles on the subject of environmental policy at various platforms, the idea came about that articles on the subject can be gathered at a common platform, one that can be opened for articles and contributions from additional authors and readers.

Ökowatch strives to have environmental demands made by governments and non-governmental organizations viewed critically and examined closely, free of ideology, in order to determine the impacts these requests would really have on people, society and environment.