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• More effective legislation : Member State permitting authorities will be required to use tighter pollutant emission limit values when revising permits or setting new permit conditions . The emission limit values will now be based on an assessment by the operator of the entire BAT- Associated Emission Level ( BAT-AEL ) range , looking at the feasibility of meeting the strictest end of the BAT-AEL range when applying BAT . Moreover , Member States will implement systems and procedures for electronic permitting of installations by the end of 2035 .
• Consumption , circular economy and chemicals use : The BAT conclusions may include binding environmental performance levels related to BAT for consumption levels ( e . g . water and energy resources , waste generation ). Additionally , industrial installations will be required to establish a chemicals management system including a chemicals inventory for hazardous substances present in or emitted from the installation , along with an analysis of potential options to substitute them with safer alternatives or to reduce their use or emission .
• Enhanced Aarhus rights : The new Industrial Emissions Portal Regulation replacing the E-PRTR Regulation sets rules on collection and reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and enhances access to environmental information by setting up the Industrial Emissions Portal . It is a tool for the public and the authorities to identify and monitor sources of industrial pollution and thus contributing to its prevention and reduction .
• Widening of IED scope : The IED coverage will be extended to new sectors such as the manufacture of lithium battery cells in gigafactories and extractive industry installations ( for ores ). The adoption of BAT conclusions under the IED for the operation of waste landfills will become possible , which shall contribute to the reduction of methane emissions in this sector .
The INCITE
The IED 2.0 establishes a new Innovation Centre for Industrial Transformation and Emissions ( INCITE ), gathering information on innovative techniques , fostering and accelerating their development .
The INCITE launch event took place on 21 June 2024 in Seville with approximately 260 in person participants and 550 online ones , covering a wide range of stakeholders from industry , Member States , technology providers , research organisations , sustainable finance and financial institutions , the European Commission and environmental NGOs . The recording of this pivotal event can be watched here .
One of the objectives of INCITE is to become a leading centre for identification and analysis of innovative techniques with high potential for decarbonisation , depollution , and increasing resource efficiency and circularity in large industrial installations covered under the IED . The Joint Research Centre ( JRC ) Seville has set up and operates INCITE in close cooperation with the Directorate-General for Environment ( DG ENV ), but also with support from other Commission DGs ( e . g . RTD , CLIMA , GROW ). The concept of INCITE is summarised in Figure 2 .
• Objectives and scope : INCITE aims to be a central reference point for identifying and analysing the environmental performance of innovative techniques in Europe and
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