Policy Landscape

BAT information exchange - the heart of the IED

Copenhagen, 30 November 2015

Chris ALLENIndustrial Emissions (Unit ENV C.4)

European Commission, DG Environment11

To cover:

A. Industrial emissions directive in context

B. Improving the BAT information exchange

C. Focus on Key Environmental Issues

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A major emissions challenge

• 40% of non-GHG air emissions, 20% of water emissions

• Environmental and health impacts (e.g. fine PM, eutrophication, ozone)

• Contributions to exceedances of Environmental Quality Standards

• Also significant use of resources and generation of waste

• Significant industry contribution to 2030 air emission reduction targets: 75% of NOX, 67% of SO2, 25% of NH3, 13% of PM3

7th Environment Action Programme

• Recognition that complex environmental issues require:

• tapping into full potential of existing environmental technology

• ensuring a high uptake by industry of BAT

• ensuring the continuous development of BAT

• promoting the uptake of emerging innovative technologies, processes and services

• Will improve resource-use, reduce emissions, and stimulate the development of innovative techniques, thus greening the economy and reducing costs for industry in the longer term

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Completing the set of 30+ BAT conclusions by 2020

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Iron and Steel Production Food, Drink and Milk Industries

Manufacture of GlassSurface Treatment Using Organic Solvents and Wood Products Preservation with Chemicals

Production of Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide Ferrous Metals Processing (2015)Production of Chlor-alkali Common Waste Gas Treatment in the Chemical Sector (2016)

Pulp and Paper Industry Textiles (2016)

Refining of Mineral Oil and Gas Smitheries and Foundries (2017)

Tanning of Hides and Skins Ceramic Manufacturing (2017)

Wood-based Panels Production Slaughterhouses and Animals By-products (2017?)

Common Waste Water and Waste Gas Treatment Surface Treatment of Metals and Plastics

Non-ferrous Metals • Production of Polymers

• Production of Speciality Inorganic Chemicals

• Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals – Ammonia, Acids and Fertilisers

• Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals – Solids and Others

• Organic Fine Chemicals

Intensive Rearing of Poultry and Pigs

Large Combustion Plants

Large Volume Organic Chemicals

Waste Treatments• Energy Efficiency

• Industrial Cooling Systems

Waste Incineration Emissions from Storage

What is wanted from IED?

• IED as a response to perceived shortcomings of IPPC

• Inadequate and inconsistent application of BAT:

- failure to deliver the expected environmental improvements

- uneven playing field for operators• Desired IED outcomes

• reduced pollutant emissions – local, national, global

• (More) level playing field across EU

• industry revitalised - innovative ideas on reducing environmental impact and improving resource efficiency

• improved identification of BAT - feedback loop of high quality information to subsequent BREF reviews 6

A. Industrial emissions directive in context

B. Improving the BAT information

exchange

C. Focus on Key Environmental Issues

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To cover:

BAT information exchange

“Sevilla Process”

Commission Commission (IPPC Bureau +DG ENV)(IPPC Bureau +DG ENV)

NGONGOexpertsexperts

Member State Member State expertsexperts

IndustryIndustryexpertsexperts

BREF(with BAT conclusions)

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Berlin workshop – main messages (1)• Reaffirmed Sevilla process and acknowledged its

continuous improvements

• BATC (BAT-AELs) should contribute to IED objectives and broader EU environmental targets

• Endorsed frontloading and more focused approach

• Initial sector profile before the kick-off meeting

• Identify key environmental issues and define suitably targeted data collection priorities and procedures

• Generic BAT-AELs where warranted

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Berlin workshop – main messages (2)

Smarter working methods• Use web conferences ('webinars') e.g. to explain intermediate

documents, to present/assess data.

Data collection / questionnaires• Two-step process: general data + targeted follow-up

Data confidentiality• Minimise: only where fully justified

• If unavoidable, whole TWG to be clear on how AE(P)L was derived

Burden of final TWG meetings• Resolve issues before the meeting, more time to prepare 10

To cover:

A. Industrial emissions directive in context

B. Improving the BAT information exchange

C. Focus on Key Environmental Issues

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Objectives of information exchange• BATc serving as the reference for permit

conditions, adoption is cornerstone of IED

• 8-year review cycle to keep BAT conclusions up-to-date

• BREF guidance: TWG members to identify key data and issues for deriving or updating BATc for sector

• Key environmental issues (KEI)• issues for which BATc have the highest likelihood of

resulting in noteworthy additional environmental benefits

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Priority setting

• Focus on BATc, in particular, BAT-AELs • Priorities to be set amongst all possible BATc by

identifying Key Environmental Issues (KEI):

• which activities and processes to cover?

• which types of pollution?

• which other aspects?

• Consider and prioritise potential pollutants (KEI)• Ensure consistency across BREFs: put overall

environmental impacts into broader perspective

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Future BREFs – focused approach

Define Key Environmental Issues (KEI) at earliest possible stage of information exchange using following criteria

• environmental relevance of pollution caused by the activity or process, i.e. whether it may cause an environmental problem

• significance of activity (# installations, geographical spread, contribution to total (industrial) emissions in EU)

• potential of BREF review for identifying new or additional techniques that would further significantly reduce pollution

• potential of BREF review for BAT-AELs that would significantly improve level of environmental protection from current emission levels

Information needed for identifying KEI

• For applying identified criteria, information is needed before the review is started, on:

• the emissions of the activities concerned and their broader environmental relevance

• the general environmental performance of techniques applied within the sector

• the recent evolution of techniques applied in the sector and their environmental performance

Usefulness of initial sector profile

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Consequences for information exchange

• Need to keep in mind priorities and KEI throughout information exchange, esp. at data collection, drafting and commenting stages

• Implications for data collection:

• identified KEI: full and detailed data collection, incl. via questionnaires, to update BAT and to define BAT-AELs

• lowest priority issues: no new data collected; keep information and descriptions from existing BREF

• issues undecided at KoM: short and simplified data collection to allow decision before starting full data collection - KEI only if confirmed by additional evidence

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Thank you

Christopher.Allen@ec.europa.eu

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Revision of a BREFIndustry

Member States+ EFTA and Accession Countries

Env. NGOs

Commission(EIPPCB)

TWGkick-off meeting

Draft 1 (D1)

[Draft 2 (D2)]

Final TWG meeting

Forumopinion

Final draft

CommentsComments

InformationInformationBREFBREF

BATBATconclu-conclu-sionssions

“Sevilla Process”

Provisional planning future BREFs

BAT reference document (BREF)(Re)activation of the

TWG

Submission of Final Draft BREF to the IED Article 13 forum for its opinion

Comments

Intensive Rearing of Poultry and Pigs (IRPP)(first BREF adopted in 2003)

2008 2015 Review ongoing

Large Volume Organic Chemicals (LVOC)(first BREF adopted in 2002)

2009 2016 Review ongoing

Large Combustion Plants (LCP)(first BREF adopted in 2006)

2011 2016 Review ongoing

Waste Treatment (WT)(first BREF adopted in 2006)

2013 2017 Review ongoing

Waste Incineration (WI)(first BREF adopted in 2006)

2014 2018 Review ongoing

Food, Drink and Milk (FDM)(first BREF adopted in 2006)

2014 2017 Review ongoing

Surface Treatment Using Organic Solvents (STS)(first BREF adopted in 2007)

2014 2018The review of the STS BREF includes the activity of wood and wood products preservation with chemicals (WPC)

Ferrous Metals Processing (FMP)(first BREF adopted in 2001)

2015 2018Original activation was 2008 but the review has been on hold since 2011 due to heavy workload

Common Waste Gas Treatment in the Chemical Sector (WGC) 2016 2019New BREF to be drawn up in order to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the review of the chemical BREFs

Textiles(first BREF adopted in 2003)

2016 2019  

Smitheries and Foundries (SF)(first BREF adopted in 2005)

 2017    

Ceramics (CER)(first BREF adopted in 2007)

 2017    

Slaughterhouses and Animal By-products (SA)(first BREF adopted in 2005)

(2017)