EU And US Intensify Power Plant Emissions Crackdown
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 30
No. 7,
July 2010
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of new legislation on Wednesday that aims to streamline and tighten existing rules governing power plant emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and particulates.
Under the Industrial Emissions Directive, which is expected to be rubberstamped by the European Council of member states within the next few months, power plant will face stricter limits on emission levels from 2016.
Power plant operators will also be required to demonstrate that they are using "best available techniques" (BATs) to limit their environmental impact in order to obtain licenses to operate. Read the full report here.
Source: James Murray for BusinessGreen, part of the Guardian Environment Network guardian.co.uk
