Clean Air Act
Category: Legislative
Document Type: Law
Role: Main
Liechtenstein's Clean Air Ordinance (LRV) of September 30, 2008, sets air quality standards and greenhouse gas reduction targets, including a 2010 CO2 goal.
The Clean Air Ordinance (Luftreinhalteverordnung - LRV) of September 30, 2008, in Liechtenstein, serves the primary purpose of protecting people, animals, plants, their communities and habitats, as well as soil, waterways, and structures from excessive air pollution, thereby ensuring the best possible air quality. A secondary, but significant, aim is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The regulation is underpinned by the precautionary principle, guiding decisions on emission limits, and the polluter-pays principle. This Act transposes relevant European Economic Area (EEA) legislation into national law. Key obligations and provisions include: * **General Protection:** Establishing standards and measures to prevent and reduce air pollution across various sources. * **Greenhouse Gas Reduction:** Setting specific targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. * **Potential CO2 Tax (Art. 42):** Mandating the government to investigate and potentially introduce a tax on fossil fuels (CO2 tax) if the CO2 emission reduction target specified in Article 43 is not achieved through other measures. * **Initial CO2 Reduction Target (Art. 43):** Requiring a reduction of CO2 emissions from the energy use of fossil energy sources by a total of at least 10% by 2010, compared with 1990 levels. The scope of the regulation covers all sources of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions within Liechtenstein. Affected areas include the environment (air, soil, water, habitats) and built structures. Affected sectors implicitly include energy production and consumption (particularly fossil fuels), industry, transport, and potentially agriculture and buildings, depending on their contribution to air pollution and GHG emissions. The explicit target in Art. 43 focuses on the energy use of fossil fuels. The primary deadline mentioned is the year 2010 for achieving the initial 10% reduction in CO2 emissions from fossil energy use compared to 1990 levels. Compliance with this target is linked to the potential introduction of a CO2 tax.
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Full text:
Lilex Luftreinhalteverordnung (LRV) vom 30. September 2008
Tags: Air Pollution, Climate Change, Climate Protection, Compliance, Deadline, Energy, Energy Supply, Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuels Curbing Measures, Mitigation, Policy, Regulation, Tax
Sector: Energy;Water