Environmental permit

How it is used

Facilities apply for, obtain, hold and renew an environmental permit and must comply with its conditions, such as emission limit values and monitoring duties. Breaching permit conditions can lead to fines or suspension. Large EU installations need an integrated permit under the Industrial Emissions Directive.

Example sentences

1. We cannot increase production until the environmental permit is amended.

2. The inspector checked whether the site was meeting all the conditions of its environmental permit.

Common collocations

• apply for an environmental permit
• permit conditions
• comply with the permit
• emission limit values
• renew a permit

Related terms

• environmental impact assessment (EIA)A formal study of the likely effects of a planned project, such as a mine, motorway or power plant, on the environment and local people before a decision is made to approve it.
• environmental auditA systematic check of how well a facility or organization complies with environmental laws, permits and its own management system, and of how it manages its impacts.
• environmental monitoringThe regular measurement and recording of environmental conditions, such as air and water quality, noise or wildlife, to check compliance and detect changes over time.
• hazardous wasteWaste that can harm people or the environment because it is toxic, flammable, corrosive or reactive, such as used oils, solvents, batteries and medical waste.

More terms: Environmental Policy and Law

• Paris Agreement
• polluter pays principle
• carbon pricing
• emissions trading system (ETS)
• carbon tax
• Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
• nationally determined contribution (NDC)
• COP
• phase out
• extended producer responsibility (EPR)
• European Green Deal