The
aim of the energy efficiency requirement of the IPPC Directive
is to minimise pollution arising from the consumption of energy
in industrial processes and thereby reduce the associated
environmental impacts. The EU has signed up to a United Nations
protocol, the "Kyoto Agreement", to reduce emissions
of greenhouse gases by 8% of 1990 levels, averaged over the
years 2008 to 2012. As part of its contribution to this agreement,
the UK has a target of 12.5% reduction. In addition, the UK
government has set a domestic target to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions by 20% of 1990 levels by 2010.
The
purpose of this IPPC Horizontal Guidance Note for Energy Efficiency
is to provide supplementary information, relevant to all sectors,
to assist applicants in responding to the energy efficiency
requirements described in the IPPC Sector Guidance Notes (or
the General Sector Guidance Note).
In
particular, this note provides:
- further
amplification of the interface between the regulatory requirements
of IPPC and climate change or trading agreements, noting
that continuing effort will be made to ensure that as far
as possible the two regimes are complementary, for example
for reporting of energy information, and the like;
- descriptions
of the basic principles of energy efficiency and energy
efficiency techniques;
- information
on the requirements for costs and benefits appraisal of
energy efficiency options according to the regulators' preferred
methodology of using discounted cash flow techniques, with
appropriate discount rates and project lifetimes;
- a
cost benefit benchmark in terms of £/tonne of CO2,
the value of which will be confirmed in the light of information
arising from the Government's Climate Change Agreements
and Emissions Trading mechanisms;
- conversion
factors for assessing the environmental impact of the energy
consumption.
To
view the IPPC H2 Horizontal Guidance Note: Energy Efficiency
please click on the link below.
IPPC
H2 Horizontal Guidance Note: Energy Efficiency PDF (482k)
