Policy paper

Establishing the Best Available Techniques for the UK (UK BAT)

How industrial emission standards and best available techniques will be established within the UK.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 30 August 2022
• Last updated: 20 December 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Establishing the Best Available Techniques for the UK (UK BAT)

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Best available techniques (BAT) aim to prevent or reduce emissions and impacts on the environment.

Techniques include:

• the technology used
• how your installation is designed, built, maintained, operated and decommissioned

Industrial installations with specific types of activity must use BAT to prevent and reduce emissions to air, water and land.

The UK BAT system will be the mechanism by which the techniques can be established through an evidence led, collaborative approach.

Published 30 August 2022
Last updated 20 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 20 December 2022

   Updated the 'Background' section to add information about Northern Ireland.

2. 30 August 2022

   First published.