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    Industrial Emissions

    21 October 2016

    Now the talking’s over, it’s time for action to cut power plant emissions

    Today a major step has finally been made towards agreeing new environmental standards for European power plants. Stakeholders provided final opinions on a revised technical document […]
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    21 April 2017

    Commission must not give in to pressure to protect dirty coal

    Leading environmental NGOs have written to European Commissioner Karmenu Vella [1] urging him to protect a new environmental standards document that could reduce toxic pollution and […]
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    28 April 2017

    Cleaner air the winner after Germany fails to block new EU rules

    Campaigners have welcomed the EU’s adoption of new air pollution limits that could significantly reduce toxic emissions from Europe’s dirtiest power plants. The new rules, which […]
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    31 July 2017

    New rules hasten end for Europe’s dirtiest power plants

    Europe’s most polluting power plants, including many large coal-fired power stations, will be forced to clean up or close down thanks to new EU rules adopted […]
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    17 August 2017

    The clock is ticking: new rules set deadline for dirty plants

    The European Commission has today published new standards for Europe’s most polluting power plants, including many large coal-fired power stations. Plants now have four years to […]
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    12 September 2017

    Germany can cut coal emissions, but regional leaders’ “untrue and desperate” claims threaten progress on air quality

    German government ministers are being warned not to believe “untrue and desperate” claims about new EU measures to reduce air pollution. Instead, eight environmental groups have […]
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    2 November 2017

    Most EU countries failing to ensure effective access to industrial pollution information

    More than half of the EU’s Member States are failing to share crucial information about highly-polluting activities effectively online.  Many are failing to meet even the minimum […]
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    18 April 2018

    Business as usual for waste incineration as ‘updated’ EU protections match or weaken existing guidelines

    A three-year process to update EU environmental standards for waste incineration plants could be about to lead to new rules that most currently operating facilities already […]
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    29 November 2019

    EU unblocks international process to improve tracking of industrial pollutants, but access to information is still limited

    At the meeting of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on the international pollution data protocol, the EU gave its green light to improve […]
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    1 February 2021

    EU industrial pollution law revision essential to cut greenhouse gases and pollutants

    The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) currently excludes limits on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), making it unfit to support the EU’s moves to […]
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    5 May 2021

    Rapid reaction: No viable blueprint for a green transition in Commission’s Industrial Strategy

    The European Commission has released its revised Industrial Strategy. Despite fine words about the importance of the EU “giving back more than it extracts”, the strategy […]
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    12 May 2021

    EU zero pollution action plan lacks action, NGOs say

    Despite committing to a zero pollution ambition, the European Commission’s latest action plan may not propose any new binding actions to clean up Europe’s air, water […]
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