Level of ambition with respect to SO2, Dust and NOx emission levels in the LCPD, the IPPCD and the IED

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The three graphs show the progression of emission limits in EU industrial emission policy over time. The example chosen is that emission limits for SO2, NOx and dust from existing large coal fired power plants.

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Temporal coverage:: 2001 , 2006 , 2010 , 2017
Tags:: industry , energy , air pollution
Geographic coverage:: Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czechia , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , United Kingdom
Methodology:: Emission limits were taken from
1) Large Combustion Plant Directive 2001/80/EC for existing plants burning solid fuel other than biomass (02 content 6 %) above 300 MWth (SO2) and above 500MWth (NOx, dust);
2) 2006 Large Combustion Plant Best Available Technique Reference Document under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive 2008/1/EC for existing plants burning coal and lignite above 300MWth;
3) Industrial Emission Directive 2010/75/EU (IED) for existing plants (from 2002 or younger) burning coal and lignite above 300 MWth;
4) 2017 Best Available Technique conclusion under the IED for existing plants burning coal and lignite above 300 MWth (for NOx and SO2 (fluidised bed boilers)) and 300-1000 MWth for dust.
Units:: mg/Nm3
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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Reported data on large combustion plants covered by the Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU) The European Union established an inventory of emissions from large combustion plants in 2004. The inventory was governed by the Directive on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants (LCP Directive, 2001/80/EC) until 2015 year. As from 2016 reporting year, the reporting takes place according to the Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU, Article 72). Large Combustion Plants are those with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 50 MW, irrespective of the type of fuel used. Power plants, steel works or district heating plants are examples of these type of plants.

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