The EU policy against environmental pollution

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The EU policy against environmental pollution

• Fabio DALAN
• European Commission, DG Environment, Unit C3
• Venice, 6 December 2008

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Distribuzione dellinquinamento atmosferico da
NOx Vista da satellite dopo più
scansioni Integrale dellintera colonna
atmosferica
Alto livello dinquinamento
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Distribuzione dellinquinamento atmosferico da
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scansioniIntegrale dellintera colonna
atmosferica
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(Corriere della Sera, October 2004)
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Short history in 3 chapters

• Local
• 1960s/70s - local activism on air, water, waste
  and nature protection
• European
• 1970s/1980s - recognition of need for European
  level solutions
• 1972 EU environment policy begins
• Global
• 1990s/2000 - global issues (climate,
  biodiversity)
• 1992 Earth Summit in Rio
• 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development,
  Johannesburg

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How is EU environment policy made?

• Better regulation
• Sound science (reporting, monitoring, EEA)
• Impact assessment
• Stakeholder involvement
• Principles
• precautionary
• polluter pays

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How EU air quality legislation works
National emissions ceilings
Mobile Sources
Stationary sources
AIR QUALITY DIRECTIVE
LCPs
Incineration
IPPC
VOCs

Non-road
Fuels Quality
Road
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Sixth Environmental Action Programme

• 2002- 2012
• Four main priorities
• Climate change
• Biodiversity
• Sustainable use of resources
• Links with health
• Seven thematic Strategies
• Air quality
• Marine environment
• Sustainable use of resources
• Waste prevention and recycling
• Soil quality
• Pesticides
• Urban environment

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Transport emissions of air pollutants for EEA 31
(acidifying substances, ozone precursors and
particulates), 1990-2005
Source Climate for a transport change. TERM
2007 indicators tracking transport and
environment in the European Union Document
Actions EEA Report No 1/2008
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diesel engines
EU 4
EURO 5/6

Source KBA Type Approval Data status November
2003
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Percentage of population exposed to NO2 annual
concentrations in urban areas, EEA member
countries, 1996-2005
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PTS and PM10 in Padua
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Changes in loss of life expectancy in the EU in
2000 and in the interim objective in 2020
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• To achieve these objectives
• SO2 emissions -82
• NOx emissions -60,
• volatile organic compounds (VOCs) -51
• ammonia -27
• and primary PM2.5 (particles emitted directly
  into the air) -59
• compared with the year 2000.

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How EU air quality legislation works
National emissions ceilings
Mobile Sources
Stationary sources
AIR QUALITY DIRECTIVE
LCPs
Incineration
IPPC
VOCs

Non-road
Fuels Quality
Road Road
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Climate change - Greenhouse gas emissions
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Policy proposals

• January 2007 energy package proposed targets for
  2020 of a
• 20-30 GHG reduction
• 20 energy efficiency improvement
• 20 renewable energy including 10 biofuels

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What is in the package?

• Overall Communication
• Revision of EU Emissions Trading System (the ETS)
• Effort sharing in non ETS sectors
• Directive on promotion of renewable energy,
  report on renewable energy support schemes
• Directive on carbon capture and storage, and
  Communication on demonstration plants
• Revised environmental state aid guidelines
• Accompanying integrated impact assessment

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What is in the package?

• VIDEO

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What is in the package?

• Co2 from CARS
• Energy efficiency (from buildings)
• ETS

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Co-decision Flow Chart
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• Youth policy
• Youth portal
• EU DG Env
• EU easy reading
• EU your voice
• EU direct
• EU climate change
• EU carbon calculator
• EU bookshop

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Fabio DALAN European Commission, DG Environment,
ENV C3