The Directive 96/61/EG on integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC-Directive) serves as an instrument of the European Union to harmonise industrial permitting procedures and conditions in the Member States. It aims to consider impacts of industrial plants on the environment as a whole and across environmental media, like air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, generation of waste, resource use, noise and implications on energy efficiency and risk management. Emission limits defined in the permits are supposed to be based on “Best Available Technologies” (BAT). Integrated permitting is not only expected to lead to environmental improvements, but will also have economic impacts (e.g. effects on competition, innovation and effects on the demand side). The study aims to review available methodologies to estimate these economic effects and discusses the necessary data requirements.
Literature review, screening of available data sources
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