The document discusses the Industrial Emissions Directive which aims to regulate industrial emissions through permits and best available techniques. It outlines the key principles and mechanisms of the previous Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive that the new directive seeks to update and simplify. Concerns are raised that the proposed directive risks taking a "one size fits all" approach that does not sufficiently account for local conditions and technical characteristics. It is argued that the directive needs a more sustainable and pragmatic approach to ensure effective yet proportionate environmental protection.

1. 1 Industrial Emissions Directive SecondReading

2. 2 Industrial Emissions Directive The European Parliamentisdiscussing the Industrial Emissions Directive as adopted by the Council for the second reading. This Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) aims to protect all sorts of environments from industrial emissions, in a global framework of permits. In an optimizedapproach, with a view to sustainableenvironmental protection, the IED shouldtakeintoaccount …the differentlocal conditions (climate, topography…) and differenttechnicalcharacteristicsof the plants and processes…

3. 3 Industrial Emissions Directive EU history of industrialemissionsregulation Somemilestonesbeforethe IED … The London smog in 1952 resulted in the Clean Air Act; the start of environmentallegislation. The EU started legislating 30 years ago : 1975:Waste Framework Directive 1978,1982, 1992:TitaniumDioxide Directives 1988: Large Combustion Plant Directive 1999:Solvent Emissions Directive 2000:WasteIncineration Directive Thatwas a sectoralapproachuntil…

5. generation of wastes

6. use of raw materials

7. energy efficiency

8. noise & vibrations

10. 6 Industrial Emissions Directive What are the keyelements of the IPPC directive? 1) BREFs - The ‘Seville Process’ produces the BREFs (Best available technique REFerence documents) for each industrial sector.The objective is to inform the relevant decision-makers about the Best Available Technique. They are produced by the “Seville Process” involving stakeholders. 2) The BAT (Best Available Techniques) found in the BREFs are the most effective techniques that are technically and economically available to industry in order to achieve a high general level protection of the environment.

11. 7 Industrial Emissions Directive What are the keyelementsin the IPPC directive? 3) BATAELs (BATAssociated Emission Levels) are indicative emission levels (found in the BREFs) and relate to the efficiency of the techniques. They are to be used as a reference for establishing specific-siteEmission Limit Values. They do not take account of process fluctuations or specific circumstances. 4) ELVs (Emission Limit Values) are safeguards to prevent/minimise environmental impact at the site location. They are not set in the BREF documents. They are legallybinding.

12. 8 Industrial Emissions Directive What are the keyelementsin the IPPC Directive? 5) “ Techniques “include both the technology used and the way in which the installation is designed built, maintained, quoted and decommissionned 6)“ Available “ techniques: those developed on a sacle which allows implementation in the relevant industrial sectorunder economically and technicallyviable conditions, taking into consideration the costs and advantages, whether or not the techniques are used or produced inside the State in question, as long as they are accessible to the operator. 7) “ Best “ means most effective in achieving a high general level of protection for the environment as a whole

13. 9 Industrial Emissions Directive Whatis the basis of the 1996 IPPC directive? There is one underlying approach: Both the industrial operator and the regulator must take an integrated overall look at the installations and all their environmental impacts, using the European BREF (technical reference document) as a guideline, when taking decisions on how the installations should be operated. Problem:an unevenimplementationacross States…

14. 10 Industrial Emissions Directive A reshapingprocess has been launched … 1st reading vote European Parliament 2009 Amendment in ENVI Vote in ENVI Council of Ministers June 25th 2009 2 nd reading July 2010 May 2010 End of March 2010 ENVI (responsible) ALDE: Mr Holger Krahmer(rapporteur) EPP-DE: Mrs ElisabettaGardini PSE: Mrs Asa Westlund GUE: Mrs Sabine Wils Greens: Mrs Michèle Rivasi & Bas Eickhout ECR: Martin Callanan

15. 11 Industrial Emissions Directive Whatwerethe initial ideas of the Commission? A motive to simplify and strengthendrove the IED draft: 1) A more stringentapproachwith a view to achievinggreaterconsistency in level of implementation. 2) Tighter Europe-wide Emission Limit Values for large combustion plants and for titaniumdioxide industries 3) An initial quantitative soilassessmentwithremediationto the original state when the permit ceases. 4) A combination of 6 existing directives , including the IPPC directivein a single text to simplifyenvironmental permitting. In fact, some key elements of this IED approach, an over-simplification, mayleadto « a one size fits all strategy », whichdoes not always facilitate an adaptedenvironmental protection

16. 12 Industrial Emissions Directive Whatwerethe initial ideas of the Commission? A motive of betterefficiency in the IED draft: * The IED directive aimsto disseminatebest availabletechnologies for the highestlevel of emissionreductions ** The directive facilitatesrequirementsbeyond EU agreedstandards ! (art 14.4) *** The directive emphasizeson quantification as trigger for remediationas itisseen as a simple criterion (art 22.2) **** Soil and ground water monitoring always focus on regular surveillance and periodicsamplings(art 14.1) In fact, the efficiencyaim shouldbebacked up by a more sustainablestrategy …whichshouldkeepon boardenvironmental, social and economic impacts.

17. 13 Industrial Emissions Directive Whatis the mechanism of the proposals? emission If you compare the averageemissions of a unit withthose of otherunits of the samekind … … youcandefine Best Available Techniques (BAT) for thisprocess and theirrelatedaverage emissionlevels (BATAELs) number of units

18. 14 Industrial Emissions Directive Whatis the mechanism of the proposals? emission To achieve BATAEL on the average, set Emission Limit Values (ELVs) for normal operation accordingly time

19. 15 Industrial Emissions Directive Whatisour position ? The 1st reading Council common position has improvedthe IED draft The “One size fits all approach” is not an absolute guarantee to achieve highest environmental protection and consistent implementation of an integrated approach. That iswhy the provisions allowinguseful and justified local adaptation for more sustainableenvironmental protection must bebettersecured.

22. Combustion installations on chemical sites have a specificcharacter as theyburnspecificfuels:

26. 21 Industrial Emissions Directive A justifiedlevel of flexibilitycantake on boardenvironmental and economicconsiderations…… allowing society and environment to prosper in a sustainableway for the benefit of all