QUESTION 1 a) Outline and discuss the main provisions in the Environmental Protection Act, 1992 as amended that deal with the permitting/licensing procedure for industrial activities with a major...

QUESTION 1

a) Outline and discuss the main provisions in the Environmental Protection Act, 1992 as amended that deal with the permitting/licensing procedure for industrial activities with a major pollution potential and implement the permitting procedure set out in Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention control). [An unofficial consolidated version of the Environmental Protection Act, 1992 as amended (‘the Act’) has been uploaded to webcourses for the purposes of this Assignment.] [20 marks]

b) With reference to specific provisions of the Environmental Protection Act, 1992 as amended analyse the interaction between the national legislation for the licencing of industrial activities with a major pollution potential and the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). [9 marks]

c) Explain what each of the following terms means:

“Clean Development Mechanism”

“Joint Implementation”

“Certified Emission Reductions” [21 marks]

QUESTION 2

Outline and discuss the concept of ‘project splitting’ in the context of Environmental Impact Assessment. Students should refer to Irish and European Case Law in answering this question.

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