The operating permits of some 3,500 large combustion plants that are responsible for a third of polluting emissions from industry in the EU are to be reviewed between now and mid-2021 to ensure that these plants are in line with EU law after a new regulation was adopted by the European Commission on Monday 31 July to protect the environment, the climate and public health.
The implementing regulation adopted requires large combustion plants, such as coal-fired power stations and district...