Citation
Leal Filho, W. (2009), "Editorial", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 1 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm.2009.41401baa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
Article Type: Editorial From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 1, Issue 2
Welcome to another issue of International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. Readers will find here once again a wide range of papers dealing with matters related to climate change and management in different parts of the world. On this editorial, I would like to discuss the EU plans to dilute Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change proposals.
A large number of EU member states are seeking to delay stricter emission limits for large combustion plants (LCPs) proposed by the European Commission as part of an overhaul of European pollution legislation, according to a French Presidency Progress Report revealing governments’ views on the revision.
The report was discussed at a meeting of EU Environment Ministers on Monday. It shows many governments want the proposed limits for sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions to apply from 2020. The commission says LCP plants should comply with the limits from 2016.
Member states are split over the limits themselves, the report shows. A number of them are strongly opposed to the proposed levels. Some also raised concerns over compliance costs, reflecting industry fears.
A total of 13 states have also raised doubts over a plan to extend the scope of the EU’s 1996 integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) directive to smaller LCP plants between 20 and 50 megawatts. Others are concerned about separate plans to include new industrial sectors in IPPC.
Most governments agree existing inspection requirements for industrial plants should be strengthened. But, it seems they do not want to make new requirements legally binding, according to the report. The commission has proposed minimum EU standards in this area.
This journal will follow these developments with interest and will try to document and disseminate examples where the use of “best available techniques” is made, along with the results of studies which show how the challenges posed by climate change can be effectively dealt with.
Enjoy your reading!
Walter Leal Filho