An in-depth look at the United Kingdom integrated permitting system : exploring global environmental protection perspectives : executive summary.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

National Center for Environmental Innovation (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--Technological innovations--United States--International cooperation.

Environmental protection.

Pollutants--Environmental aspects--United States.

Pollutants.

Environmental protection--Technological innovations--Great Britain--International cooperation.

Pollutants--Environmental aspects--Great Britain.

Pollutants--Environmental aspects.

Great Britain.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 pages)

Other Title:

Exploring global environmental protection perspectives : executive summary

Place of Publication:

[Washington, DC] : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Innovation, [2008]

Summary:

"Permitting industrial facilities is essential for regulating environmental pollution in the United States (US) and in many nations across the globe. Presently in the US, permitting is carried out through multiple regulatory programs organized by environmental media (air, water, land). In contrast, an increasing number of governments, most notably in the European Union (EU), have been transforming their industrial pollution permitting regimes to an integrated approach, thus regulating facilities in a more comprehensive and holistic way. At the invitation of the UK Environment Agency (EA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated the Integrated Permitting International Collaboration Effort (IP ICE). The UK EA has been a dedicated partner throughout the effort. The objective of the effort was to study the EU-mandated Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permitting system as implemented in the UK. In order to carry out the study, a network was created consisting of interested EPA and state environmental agency representatives, as well as a multi-disciplinary research team led by EPA's National Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI) and including members from EPA headquarters, EPA regional offices, and a state. The research team embarked on a detailed analysis of the UK IPPC permitting system. In order to accomplish this undertaking, the research team drew on available literature and personal interactions and site visits with EA officials, UK industry representatives, and members of the IP ICE network. A comprehensive report is the product of EPA's collaborative research effort. The report introduces the historical and cultural setting for the UK integrated permitting system and provides information regarding the legal and organizational permitting structure and function. In order to understand the UK system, detailed information is offered about the permitting process and permit requirements. In addition, a comparative analysis is provided of several individual permits in the UK and US for the pulp and paper sector and the specialty organic chemical sector. Finally, the report delivers a series of findings regarding features of the UK permitting system that are of particular note to US observers. This executive summary very briefly covers the introductory and analytical elements detailed in the full report and focuses instead on the report findings (in a summarized fashion). The report is not intended to render overall judgments on the relative merits of either the US or UK system, and it does not represent or recommend changes in any current EPA permitting policy, practice, or procedure. Rather, the report provides a foundation for--and hopefully will further stimulate--additional consideration of innovative permitting practices in both countries."--Page 1

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed March 23, 2010).

"July 2008."

"EPA-100-S-08-001."

Other Format:

Print version: In-depth look at the United Kingdom integrated permitting system

OCLC:

567580562