The Future of Best Available Techniques in Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control

On 8 November 2023, the OECD organised a webinar to explore the current understanding of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) approaches and their future. It addressed key challenges, opportunities for the identification of promising emerging techniques for effective pollution prevention and reduction and the importance of cross-collaboration between regulatory authorities, industries, research institutes and technology providers. The target stakeholders include representatives from regulatory authorities, industry professionals, and technology providers. 

Discover what the event is about.

Session 1: Understanding Best Available Techniques (BAT) Around the World

• Ms Berrak Eryasa, OECD Environment
• Dr Philgoo Kang, National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) of Korea
• Ms Svitlana Sushko, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
• Dr Manoranjan Hota – Former staff of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of India
• Mr Kairat Massenov, International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center (IGTIPC), the BAT Bureau of Kazakhstan

Session 2: Emerging Techniques for Pollution Prevention and Control

• Mr Simon Gutierrez Alonso, EU (INCITE)
• Mr. GAO Shuwei, Center of Science and Technology Achievements Transformation & Industrial Promotion, Environmental Development Center (EDC)

 Session 3: Discussion session with the speakers

• Dr Philgoo Kang, National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) of Korea 
• Mr Kairat Massenov, International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center (IGTIPC) the BAT Bureau of Kazakhstan,