EU emissions regulations Articles
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Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD): Monitoring of Emissions and Assessment of Compliance - Case Study
The Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) applies to over 140,000 plants in the EU, and regulates emissions from the combustion of fuels in plants with a rated thermal input between 1 and 50 MW. Part of the Clean Air Policy Package the MCPD also implements obligations arising from the Gothenburg Protocol under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. ...
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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 Emissions Trading Directive by EU Member States
According to Article 21 of the Emissions Trading Directive Member States shall report annually on the application of the directive. The reporting obligation will allow the European Commission to continuously follow the implementation of the directive and provide information for the European Commission's review report under Article 30 of the directive. This is particularly important for the first ...
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Application of the emissions trading directive by EU Member States
This report presents information on the introduction of the European Emissions Trading System as reported by the Member States (in accordance with Article 21 of the Emissions Trading Directive). It covers the period until 30 April 2005. Since the reports from Member States only cover the first four months of the first trading year the information is limited, especially concerning the real ...
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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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EMEP/CORINAIR Emission Inventory Guidebook - 2006
This third edition of the emission inventory guidebook prepared by the UNECE/EMEP Task Force on Emissions Inventories and Projections provides a comprehensive guide to state-of-the-art atmospheric emissions inventory methodology. Its intention is to support reporting under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and the EU directive on national emission ...
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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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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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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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Global innovation vs. local regulation: introduction of automotive emission control in Sweden and Europe
The increasing effects of pollution in larger cities in Europe in the 1960s spurred investigations into the sources of pollution and the means for its reduction. One important source of pollution was found to be the increasing fleet of passenger cars. In difference to a common description like "strict vehicle emission regulations were established in EU and EFTA countries in 1995", this paper ...
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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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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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An Opening of a Dialogue - European Commission Meets Manufacturers
Gasmet is an active participant in the preparation of European standards for emissions monitoring. On the 12th of September, we participated in the first official meeting between the European Commission and European emissions monitoring equipment manufacturers to discuss Directive-level issues. Read what this meeting was all about and what was its outcome. Meeting with Measurement Equipment ...
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Dishwasher's environmental impact analysis and improvement by addressing EUP directive in China dishwasher manufactures
To protect the environment, EU promulgated EUP directive which is more serious and complex than WEEE and RoHS directive. To help dishwasher manufacturers to follow the EUP directive well in China, the environmental impact of the dishwasher in the whole life cycle is systematically assessed based on CML method, and the environmental impact caused by detergent is not included. The impact on the ...
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Application of the Emissions Trading Directive by EU Member States
Member States shall report annually on the application of the Emissions Trading Directive, according to Article 21 of the Directive. The reporting obligation will allow the Commission to continuously follow the implementation of the Directive and provide information for the Commission's review report (under Article 30 of the Directive). This is particularly important for the first set of reports. ...
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Car emissions: taking tests out of the lab and onto the road
Every year 430,000 Europeans die prematurely due to air pollution. One of the main sources is road vehicles emitting nitrogen oxides (NOx), including poisonous nitrogen dioxide. Following the Volkswagen scandal, in which the company admitted cheating emission test in the US, Parliament and the Council are considering to update existing emission rules to ensure tests are closer to real driving ...
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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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A Lot of Hot Air? A look at Britain`s Brexit options with regards to the EU`s Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Last week, after months, which to some felt like years, of protracted Brexit negotiations, the EU has given the green light to move on to Phase 2 of the process. Phase 1 was focussed on three integral issues namely, citizens’ rights, the Irish Border and the Brexit Bill. The EU and the UK have managed, with an impending deadline, to reach an agreement that is satisfactory to both parties ...
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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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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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