EU moves on IPPC, energy-CO{sub 2} tax
The European Union`s (E{prime}) Environment Council was last week on the verge of adopting the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) directive and reviving plans for an energy carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) tax. France, which took over the rotating EU presidency in January, has put the directive at the top of its agenda and plans to pass the legislation by June, when it hands the presidency over to Spain. The IPPC directive aims to establish an integrated permit system that will regulate all industrial emissions to air, land, and water, and thus serve to harmonize environmental regulations in the EU. Controversy has centered on how emissions limits should be established. The near-final draft of the directive relies on a mix of best available techniques (BAT) and environmental quality standards (EQS), but EU environment ministers have yet to hammer out a compromise on precise definitions of BAT and EQS, and on their relative importance.
- OSTI ID:
- 539173
- Journal Information:
- Chemical Week, Journal Name: Chemical Week Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 156; ISSN CHWKA9; ISSN 0009-272X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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