Sustainable development in the ILVA case: can it really help?

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Sustainable development in the ILVA case: can it really help? EELF Conference 2016 (Wrocław 14-16 October) Procedural Environmental Rights: Principle X in Theory and Practice Nicola Lugaresi (Trento University Law School - Italy) Sustainable development in the ILVA case: can it really help?

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PRINCIPLE X OUTLINE THE ILVA CASE - a history of failures - a history of conflicts ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - IPPC permits - environmental management systems - clean-ups and environmental restoration SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PRINCIPLE X - sustainable development at a national level - “ineffective” information and participation Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA: AN OVERVIEW Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DATA (sources: www.gruppoilva.com/) DIMENSIONS Largest steel plant in Europe 15 km2 area; 200 km railways; 50 km roads; 190 km conveyor belts; 6 docks (source: ILVA website 2009) 76% shipping movements Taranto harbor ECONOMY 1° steel plant in Italy, 2° in Europe (production) 4,7 million tons steel production (2015; it was 8,3 in 2012) 10 billions gross revenue 75% GDP Taranto 20% regional export (source: ILVA website 2009) EMPLOYMENT 11.967 workers (source: ILVA website 2009) 8.000 employed in subsidiary activities (source: ILVA website 2016) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT DATA POLLUTION (source: E-PRTR 2014) PCDD + PCDF (dioxins + furans) (as Teq) 1,300 g Particulate matter (PM10) 217 t Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) 5.700 t Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2) 4.420 t Carbon dioxide (CO2) 7.420.000 t Benzene 3,78 t Arsenic and compounds (as As) 38,2 kg Nickel and compounds (as Ni) 659 kg Lead and compounds (as Pb) 63,4 kg HEALTH (source: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, studio «Sentieri» 2003-2008) +30% cancer mortality (Taranto vs national average) +10% breathing system related illnesses mortality (Taranto vs national average) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA CASE AS WE KNOW IT: HOW IT STARTED Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA: HISTORY AND RECORDS THE COMPANY AND THE PLANT 1905: ILVA (company) founded 1934: ILVA becomes public (IRI) 1965: Taranto plant inaugurated 1995: Taranto plant privatized BEFORE THE STORM 2004: ISO14000 certified 2008: private laboratory tests on pecorino 2011: IPPC permit issued THE INSTITUTIONAL CONFLICTS 2012: judicial seizure 2012: IPPC permit reconsideration 2012: (first) “save-ILVA” decree 2013: Constitutional Court on (1st) “saving-Ilva” decree 2012-2016: ten “save-ILVA” decrees EUROPE 2013: EU infringement procedure (environmental) 2016: EU infringement procedure (State aid) 2016: case opened before ECHR EXIT STRATEGY 2013: ILVA under “special commissioner” 2015: ILVA under “special administration” 2016: ILVA put up for sale 2017: ILVA sold? Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

SEEN FROM ABROAD: THE “SLOW DECLINE” (source: Reuters 2012) … years of uncontrolled environmental abuse … … ILVA is a stark example of the suffocating mix of short-term political expediency, poor oversight and endemic corruption that has given Italy the most sluggish economy of any eurozone country … … the case points to the weakness of the institutions supposed to regulate industry … … many questions remain …, and in particular why the plant was granted an environmental clearance in 2011 … Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA: CONFLICTS Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

INSTITUTIONS AND INTERESTS Preliminary hearing criminal judge (court order 26 July 2012) Right to life (and health) absolutely prevailing on other rights «Death vs jobs» assessments: a legal absurdity Seizure aimed at stopping production Administrative judges (20+ years) Administrative provisions inconsistent and flawed Sustainable development: balance among fundamental rights Law decree 207/2012 IPPC (new) permit allows production (even under judicial seizure) Constitutional Court 85/2013 Reasonable balance among rights (health, environment, work) Reasonable «provisional law» Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

SD IN (NATIONAL) THEORY AND PRACTICE Article 3-quater, d.lgs. 152/2006 (“Environmental code”) §1. Every legally relevant human activity must comply with SD §2. Public administration activity must aim at implementing SD §3. SD must point out a “resources balance” §4. Controversies involving environmental aspects must be solved ensuring SD National level: SD misunderstood and/or misused and/or “mistranslated” and/or useless (rhetoric and demagogy) SD and administrative discretion Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA: INFORMATION Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA: E-PRTR DATA (2014) (source: E-PRTR website) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION COSTS (source: EEA website) List of individual facilities (2009) ILVA 2° in Italy 52° in Europe Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA (www.ilvataranto.com/videoFoto.aspx) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA (www.inchiostroverde.it/news/attualita/giornalisti-ilva.html) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA (www.ecoreport.tv) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

ILVA: PARTICIPATION Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

PARTICIPATION IPPC (and ISO14001) «Law provisions» Selling procedure The Taranto referendum (2013) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

Dihydrogen monoxide case CANCUN 2010 BAN PETITION Death due to accidental inhalation Severe tissue damage due to prolonged exposure Major component of acid rain Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns Contributes to soil erosion Corrosion and oxidation of many metals Electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

CONCLUSIONS Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

CONCLUSIONS ILVA: a political, economic, social, environmental nightmare Going beyond SD: traditional political and administrative choices Information (Principle X): coeherent and organized data and public education (how to interpret) Participation (Principle X): effective tools and critical thinking (how to contribute) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw

Skończyłem (source: Google translator) Nicola Lugaresi 2016 - EELF Wroclaw