What are the Governments short-, medium- and long-term air pollutant emissions targets?
Our regulations will lead to reductions in air pollutant emissions that cause smog and acid rain by up to 55% as early as 2012 compared to 2006 levels. Our plan sets overall national fixed emissions “caps” for industrial pollutants causing smog and acid rain. It also sets out emission reductions “targets” that specify the maximum level of pollutant that can be emitted from a given industrial sector in a given year. These targets will represent national reductions from 2006 emission levels for each pollutant. Fixed emission caps will be placed on the following air pollutants. The national caps are established by adding together all the different sectoral targets for these pollutants: • nitrogen oxides (NOx), • sulphur oxides (SOx), • Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and • particulate matter (PM). In some industrial sectors, caps will also be introduced for other sources of air pollution. For example, caps on mercury emissions from electricity produced by combustion and base metal smel
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