Evaluating a BAT policy
To evaluate your BAT policy, your country could:
- Conduct a detailed quantitative evaluation using PRTR information and monitoring data to assess the impact of the policy on emissions over time. This involves identifying baseline emissions, how these emissions will change as a result of the existing policy under a business-as-usual scenario, and how emissions will change as a result of the BAT policy.
- Conduct a qualitative evaluation by gathering data on different stakeholders’ views on the environmental, economic and human health impacts of the policy, e.g. through a survey.
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic:
- OECD: Report on OECD Project on Best Available Techniques for Preventing and Controlling Industrial Chemical Pollution: Activity 3: Evaluating BAT policies (forthcoming)
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- OECD: Report on OECD project on BAT for preventing and controlling (2019) industrial chemical pollution - Activity 3: Measuring the Effectiveness of BAT Policies (
- OECD: Report on OECD Project on Best Available Techniques for Preventing and Controlling Industrial Chemical Pollution: Activity 4: Determining BAT, BAT-AELs and BAT-based permit conditions (2020)