NEC directive : AGRI objects to further constraints

By requesting the removal of methane and ammonia from the NEC directive, MEPs opt for more polluting agriculture

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Anne Eckstein
28 mai 2015 à 14h41
Photo — Flickr/Ian britton

MEPs find that the inclusion of methane reduction commitments in the directive on national emission ceilings (NEC directive) is problematic for the agriculture sector. Endorsing the views of its rapporteur, Jan Huitema (ALDE, Netherlands), Parliament's Committee on Agriculture (AGRI) points out in its 28 May opinion for the Committee on the Environment (ENVI) that methane is a greenhouse gas already covered by the effort-sharing decision (406/2009/EC) in the framework of climate and energy measures. MEPs consequently state that placing additional…

Background

The draft directive on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants aims to "review and update" the criteria set by Directive 2001/81/EC "to address the highly significant remaining health risks and environmental impacts posed by air pollution in the Union, and to align Union law with new international commitments following a revision of the Gothenburg Protocol in 2012". It establishes new national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and 2030 for SO2, NOx, NMVOC, NH3, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and methane (CH4), as well as intermediate emission levels for the year 2025.
par Anne Eckstein

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