Value chain approaches to determining BAT for industrial installations
There may be opportunities to further reduce industrial emissions by considering the place of an installation within a larger value chain when making BAT determinations for your country.
- What is a value chain?
- It is called a value chain because value is being added to the product or service as it is being transformed.
You may apply four example concepts of value chain approaches as a lens by which to assess sector interactions during your country’s BAT determination process:
- Green chemistry
- Identifying alternative chemicals and technologies that are economically competitive and offer advantages for industry and consumers, and (of course) are environmentally advantageous.
- Resource efficiency
- Maximizing for resource efficiency can achieve cost savings and reduce emissions for your country.
- Circular economy
- Identifying alternative materials and technologies that can contribute to waste reduction and recycle, the use of secondary and reusable materials and energy efficiency throughout the whole value chain.
- Decarbonisation
- Considering BAT through decarbonisation and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction lens may result in the identification of further potential for the reduction of GHG emissions, not only at the industrial installation, but also throughout the value chain.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :