Experience in Implementing Best Available Technologies in China
EDN: QQEDFD
Abstract
The article explores China's experience in using the concept of best available technologies (BAT) in national environmental and economic policy. The Chinese approach, on the one hand, draws heavily on approaches adopted in the European Union, while also taking into account the specifics of national socio-economic development conditions. Furthermore, the article assesses the potential and advantages of using BAT as a priority mechanism for environmental and industrial policy in developed countries, and analyzes the conditions that, if met, largely ensure the successful practical implementation of this concept. The BAT approach, as interpreted by China, includes legislative and regulatory measures, as well as significant government support and proactive activities of companies themselves. These measures are largely consistent with the development of a new model of economic growth associated with the creation of a green economy and ensuring sustainable development.
Keywords
best available technologies,
BAT approach,
technological modernization,
stimulation of innovation,
technological sovereignty,
energy-saving technologies,
use of solar energy and smart grids
Supporting agencies: The article was prepared according to the research plan of the Institute of Economics, Industrial and Industrial Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, project 5.6.3.2. (0260-2021-0006) “Regional and municipal strategic planning and management in the context of modernization of state regional policy and development of the digital economy”.
About the Author
O. P. Burmatova
Institute of the Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga P. Burmatova — Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Leading Researcher
Novosibirsk
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Burmatova O.P. Experience in Implementing Best Available Technologies in China. Territory Development. 2026;(1 (43)):58-66. (In Russ.) EDN: QQEDFD
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