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Emissions from large combustion plants, Commission has adopted a new decision required by EU General Court

Brussels, 07/01/2022 (Agence Europe)

A new European Commission decision on reducing air pollution from large combustion plants on the basis of best available techniques (BAT) has received the support of Member States, the Commission’s Environment services announced on Thursday 6 January.

Large combustion plants are responsible for one third of all polluting emissions in the EU.

This decision, adopted on 30 December last year, was required to replace an implementing regulation of July 2017, which was annulled by the EU...