Green Public Procurement (GPP) practices in the construction sector have the potential to support countries’ decarbonisation initiatives. Harnessing this potential will require concerted efforts within and among G20 countries, including establishing effective governance, building implementation and monitoring structures, and setting out ambitious goals and policies. This Policy Brief reports on the uptake of GPP policies in selected member states of the European Union (EU),a including France and Germany, the European Union (EU) as an entity, and a few other G20 countries including Brazil, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and the United States (US). Building on previous studies conducted by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (IDDI), it outlines the scale of opportunity in developing markets for low-embodied carbon construction materials. The brief also highlights the importance of implementing coordinated and ambitious procurement policies that align with the net-zero goals and target both direct and embodied carbon emissions.
Unlocking the G20’s Green Public Procurement Potential
Eileen Torres Morales (Stockholm Environment
Institute (SEI), Fiona Skinner (Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative -
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (IDDI), Peter Hemingway (Industrial Deep Decarbonisation
Initiative United Nations Industrial Development Organization (IDDI), Katarina Axelsson (Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)), Evelin Piirsalu (Environmental Management Programme)
This Policy Brief was first published in https://t20ind.org
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Authors
Eileen Torres Morales (Stockholm Environment
Institute (SEI), Fiona Skinner (Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative -
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (IDDI), Peter Hemingway (Industrial Deep Decarbonisation
Initiative United Nations Industrial Development Organization (IDDI), Katarina Axelsson (Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)), Evelin Piirsalu (Environmental Management Programme)
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