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Carl Dalhammar

Carl Dalhammar

Senior lecturer

Carl Dalhammar

Environmental permitting as a driver for eco-efficiency in the dairy industry: A closer look at the IPPC directive

Author

  • Niina Honkasalo
  • Håkan Rodhe
  • Carl Dalhammar

Summary, in English

This study contributes to the discussion on the potential of the IPPC Directive to serve as a driver for eco-efficiency through the analysis of case studies of British, Finnish and Swedish dairy industries and the corresponding regulatory bodies. The signals given to the companies on the required improvements and the focus of the permitting process - on the manufacturing process rather than end-of-pipe measures - were identified as major factors in determining the influence of the permitting process with regards to eco-efficiency. The analysis revealed that the influence of the IPPC Directive on the dairy industry would probably be noticeable in the UK but less significant in Finland and Sweden. Key issues that require further attention are presented.

Department/s

  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

1049-1060

Publication/Series

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volume

13

Issue

10-11

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • Eco-efficiency
  • IPPC directive
  • Environmental permitting
  • Environmental licensing
  • Dairy industry
  • EU regulations

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0959-6526