Streamlining industrial emissions legislation

1. Streamlining industrial emissions legislation Caspar Corden (Entec) Andrew Farmer (IEEP) IPPC Review Advisory Group meeting 13 January 2006

2. Outline of presentation • Scope of the study • Project team • Methodology summary • Schedule • Input from Advisory Group

3. Scope of the study • To help the Commission develop ideas concerning evolution of industrial emissions legislation • Assess difficulties in interaction between IPPC and other EU policy measures (practical, quantitative information with real examples) • Assess economic, social and environmental impacts of possible streamlining scenarios and possible emissions trading for NOx and SO2

4. Project team

5. Interactions in legislation • Sector-specific legislation such as Large Combustion Plants, Waste Incineration, Solvent Emissions and Landfill Directives • Other legislation such as Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading, Environmental Impact Assessment and Seveso II Directives

6. Main project stages • Legislative and literature study • Questionnaire • Detailed case studies • Identification of streamlining scenarios • Detailed assessment of streamlining scenarios

7. Legislative and literature study • Review of regulatory interactions • Scope • Definitions • Operative requirements • Monitoring and reporting • Regulatory structures in other countries • USA, Japan, Canada, Australia • Impacts of emissions trading • Particularly NOx and SO2 • National or EU level

8. Questionnaire • Objectives: • Fill gaps in knowledge • Provide an evidence basis through practical and specific experience of problem interactions • Dissemination through Advisory Group members and others (~ April 2006) • Follow-up interviews (phone, e-mail, in person)

9. Detailed case studies • To help make the problems and consequences clear in real cases • ~ 15 case study installations • Selection based on: • Relevant candidates being volunteered • Typical and extreme cases • Coverage by key interacting directives • Demonstration of interaction problems • Selection of industry sectors and geographical coverage • Interviews in the countries concerned

10. Examples of possible streamlining scenarios • Only BAT-based permitting • More use of sectoral directives • Single framework directive on industrial emissions (e.g. IPPC plus WID, SED, LCPD) • Broader integration on industry regulation • Facilitate Member State trading in NOx and SO2 • EU-level emission trading for industrial NOx and SO2

11. Impact assessment of scenarios • Approach based on Commission Impact Assessment guidance • Evaluation based on set criteria: • Effectiveness, efficiency, consistency, distributional effects, others • Quantitative and qualitative estimation based on: • Compliance costs • Administrative costs • Environmental impacts

12. Timetable • Report on legislative/literature review, initial case study proposals and questionnaire ~ April 2006 • Interim assessment report ~ July 2006 • Draft final report ~ October 2006 • Final report ~ January 2007

13. Input requested from advisory group • Initially: • First comments on regulatory interactions (e.g. reports, issues, priorities) • Suggest potential case study installations • Identification of any other potential contributors • In due course: • Response to questionnaire • Support case studies An opportunity for you to help influence and improve EU industrial emissions policy