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2018-01-24 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
正文(英文) | Restrictions to help lower emissions from combustion plants and generators will come into force after agreement by parliament Restrictions on air pollution from combustion plants and generators were passed by parliament this week, as the government continues to take action against poor air quality. Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk to public health in the UK, and currently unregulated medium sized combustion plants (MCPs) and generators, commonly used to heat hospitals, hotels, offices, prisons and other large buildings as well as powering some industries, are a significant source of pollution. A statutory instrument was debated and passed in the house of Commons and House of Lords on Monday and will come into force shortly, implementing a new Medium Combustion Plant Directive. The government is going even further by introducing additional domestic emission controls on generators to tackle pollution from small scale, flexible generators which are not covered by the Directive but are highly polluting and have been increasingly used in recent years. The new regulations are expected to provide 43% of the sulphur dioxide emissions reduction, 9% of the reduction for particulate matter, and 22% of the nitrogen oxides emissions reduction needed to meet the UK’s 2030 targets. Environment Minister Therese Coffey said:
These regulations will require new medium combustion plants to reduce emissions from 20 December 2018 and existing medium combustion plants from 2025 or 2030, depending on their size - larger plants must comply sooner than smaller plants. Additionally, newer generators will need to comply with a nitrogen oxides emissions limit from 1st January 2019. Older generators, operating prior to December 2016, and those providing certain services to the National Grid will need to comply from a later date, depending on their size, emissions, operating hours, duration of their agreements with National Grid and whether they sign up to new agreements. Dr Penny Woods, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, said:
Published 24 January 2018
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来源平台 | gov.uk-Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/106058 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
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