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The modernisation of EU rules on industrial emissions were undertaken to align with the European Green Deal objectives . Large industrial plants and livestock farms are responsible for 20 % of Europe ’ s emissions to air , 20 % of emissions to water and 40 % of GHG emissions , and the revised framework aims to accompany the green and circular transformation of industry . The updated rules will notably promote a faster uptake of innovative techniques while increasing data transparency and improving public participation in the permitting process . These will effectively contribute as well to new priorities set out by the European Commission such as the upcoming Clean Industrial Deal with a focus on inter alia competitiveness and align with strategic objectives set out in the recently announced Draghi report .
This paper provides an overview of the main legislative changes that are part of the IED 2.0 and presents the Innovation Centre for Industrial Transformation and Emissions ( INCITE ), designed to bring a forwardlooking mechanism to the Sevilla Process , the participatory stakeholder engagement process used to draft and review the Best Available Techniques ( BAT ) reference documents ( BREFs ).
The IED 2.0 legislative framework
The IED 2.0 introduces a number of new requirements designed to address five areas identified as needing modernisation during the evaluation of the Directive ( see Figure 1 ).
• Promoting innovation and transformation : INCITE will be established to identify and evaluate innovative processes and techniques that industrial operators will implement to align with the EU ’ s sustainable , clean , circular , and climate-neutral policy objectives . Operators will also need to create installation-specific transformation plans as part of their environmental management system , with energy-intensive installations required to produce such plans by 30 June 2030 .
Figure 1 : Key measures included in IED 2.0
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