SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Commission proposes a strengthened Industrial Emissions Directive to work towards EU’s ‘zero pollution’ ambition

Brussels, 05/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission is proposing to modernise and strengthen the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU, the so-called ‘IED’ Directive) to facilitate the transition to the circular economy by 2030 and the ambition of zero toxic pollution of EU water, air and soil by 2050 - with the protection of human health, the EU’s climate ambitions and the competitiveness of the European economy in the spotlight, in accordance with the European Green Deal which is a strategy for...