EU emissions regulations Articles
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Continuous Tyre Pyrolysis Plants For Rubber Recycling In 2020
Tire to oil pyrolysis machines are utilized to transform conventionally non-recyclable scrap tire waste into fuel oil, carbon black, steel wire and combustible gas. All of the products just listed are profitable commodities in the global markets, which implies tire recycling with pyrolysis technologies are often very lucrative. The fuel oil produced, for instance, can be used within its raw state ...
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Application of the European Union Emissions Trading Directive in 2015
Executive summary This European Environment Agency (EEA) report, Application of the European Union Emissions Trading Directive in 2015, provides an updated overview of the information reported by European Union Member States on the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System Directive (EU ETS Directive, EU, 2003). The report is based on the questionnaires reported by Member States in 2016 ...
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EU Commission calls for comments on emissions trading revisions
On December 19, 2014, the European Union (EU) Commission called for comments on EU Emission Trading System Directive revisions. The revisions include changes to how carbon allowances will be made available to participants in the EU's emissions trading system after 2020 to reduce GHG emissions by at least 40 percent in 2030 compared to 1990. The 2030 framework for climate and energy also proposes ...
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EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook 2013
Technical guidance to prepare national emission inventories. The joint EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook supports the reporting of emissions data under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive. It provides expert guidance on how to compile an atmospheric emissions inventory. The Guidebook is published ...
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The Great Climate Disconnect
GE has asked the members of its Citizenship Advisory Panel to reflect on trends and key challenges for sustainable development in 2013. This first post by Nick Robins tackles the gap between climate change risk and ambition. The year ahead will be dominated by growing tension between ever-stronger evidence of climate change and the inadequacy of the global policy response. Drought in the USA in ...
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The state of carbon finance in Europe: a 'SWOT' analysis of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme
As Phase III of the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) will begin in January 2012 when airlines operating flights to or from Europe will have to buy carbon permits to help offset their emissions under EU legislation, carbon finance and trading in Europe is set to proceed to a new horizon. Launched in January 2005, EU ETS is one of the established multilateral measures in the ...
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Trends and projections in the EU ETS in 2015
The European Union (EU) Emission Trading System (ETS) covers about 45% of the EU's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. GHG emissions from the installations included in the ETS decreased by 24% between 2005 and 2014. The emission level reached in 2014 was the lowest since 2005, when the system was launched. It was also lower than the 21% reduction target for the year 2020. Between 2013 and ...
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New EU industrial emissions legislation
Proposal for the revision of industrial emissions legislation in the EU (Questions & Answers) The Commission's proposal focuses on four key problems identified during a two-year review process when data was collected through an extensive programme with ten studies and continuous consultation with stakeholders. Firstly, the Commission proposes to overhaul seven existing pieces of legislation on ...
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Technological solutions and behavioural change needed to decarbonise transport
While the transport sector contributes significantly to society and the economy it also can cause substantial adverse impacts on the environment, global climate and human health. A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) analyses key environmental trends with a view to identifying what has improved and what has hampered the past performance of the transport sector. The transport ...
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Analysis of national responses under Article 21 of the EU ETS Directive in 2015
Synthesising Member State reporting on the application of the EU ETS Directive The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is one of the key climate policy instruments that has been implemented in the European Union (EU) to achieve its objectives of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a cost-effective manner. The EU ETS covers certain activities that emit carbon dioxide (CO2), ...
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Evaluation of progress under the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive
In 2001, the European Community adopted the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). Its objective is to limit the emissions of four important air pollutants in order to achieve the directive's interim environmental objectives concerning acidification and eutrophication in sensitive ecosystems, and health- and vegetation.related exposure to ground-level ozone. Over the past decade, ...
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Application of the EU Emissions Trading Directive
Synthesising Member State reporting on the ETS The European Union (EU) emissions trading system (ETS) is one of the key climate policy instruments implemented in the EU to achieve its emission reductions objectives in a cost‑effective manner. The EU Emissions Trading Directive (EU, 2003, referred to hereafter as the 'EU ETS Directive'), and in particular Article 21 of the Directive, ...
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Emissions Monitoring through Long-term Sampling
Emissions monitoring is often carried out by continuously operating instruments providing measurement results in close-to real time. The data can then be averaged and compared to emission limits. Using this kind of instruments is not only a possibility but often a legislative requirement. This is often the case for many of the “usual suspects” such as NOX, SO2, CO, NH3, HCl, and dust, ...
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Saving the environment one molecule at a time - Core of Carbon Capture
I remember sitting as a student in a lecture hall when our teacher began the lesson by stating that the magic limit of 400 parts per million (ppm) atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) had been reached. This happened for the first time in 2013, and by 2016 even the lowest value of the year was over 400 ppm. And by now, the annual mean CO2 concentration is already over 410 ppm. ...
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Benefits of FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) in Emissions Monitoring
In this article we will discuss the FTIR technology, and the benefits of having an FTIR emissions monitoring system. We will also look at the process of what needs to be taken into account before purchasing an emissions monitoring system. What Are the Main Benefits of FTIR? FTIR is one of the most reliable and effective technologies out there for emissions monitoring. What is more, its ...
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Inciner8 Provides the Solution for Mounting RDF Problems - Case Study
Location: United Kingdom Client: Recycling RDF Facility Waste Type: MSW / RDF Incinerator Supplied: i8-1000 with Autoloader & PCS In the United Kingdom it is becoming increasingly expensive to dispose of non-hazardous waste, the cost of landfill has been rising and the figures are showing no signs of slowing down, the same of which can be said for RDF A.K.A. Refuse Derived Fuel. RDF ...
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Different emission estimates by EU bodies
EU GHG inventory submission to UNFCCC (EEA and DG Climate Action) The European Union (EU), as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reports annually on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for the years 1990 to X-2 (i.e. two years before the current year1) and within the area covered by its Member States. The legal basis for the compilation of the EU GHG ...
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Eionet priority data flows, May 2014 - April 2015
Overall approach for scoring The evaluation of the overall country performance is based on simple scoring rules: for each data flow, the maximum score is 3 points and the minimum score is – 1 point (see the detailed evaluation criteria on pages 8–17 in this report). Scores from all priority data flow areas are summed up for each country and then expressed as a percentage of the ...
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Technical brief - membranes for airtight roof designs
There are compelling energy saving reasons for the trend towards airtight un-ventilated roof designs. An average house loses about 25% of its heat via the loft space and roof. If a roof is made airtight, heat loss reduces to about 15% making a total energy saving of over 5%. According to tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment (BRE), total energy saving could even be as much as ...
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VOC monitoring on stationary sources: from environmental policies to technical solutions
In the past, the primary origin of local air pollution has been emissions from stationary sources. These sites include power generating plants, oil refineries, chemical plants, steel factories, cement and glass manufacturing companies, space heating, and many other industries. Pollutants are emitted into the air from these plants through fossil fuel combustion, chemical processes, and the ...
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