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Buying green! A handbook on green energy procurement. 2nd edition

Abstract

Over 2 trillion Euros is spent on public contracts on a yearly basis in the EU, translating to 19 percent of its GDP. ICLEI has been working with the European Commission to produce guidance on green public procurement (GPP) which will help public authorities to reduce their environmental impact, while complying with the procurement rules. The result is the new edition of the Buying Green! handbook. The handbook identifies strategies for GPP, and explains in detail how these can be implemented at each stage of the procurement process. It is intended for public sector procurers but is also a useful reference for policy makers and businesses who are either implementing their own green purchasing or responding to tenders. In addition to explaining how GPP can be implemented under the EU procurement rules, the handbook includes examples of green contracts from across the EU-27. The resource has been fully updated from the previous 2004 edition and includes expanded sections on life-cycle costing (LCC) and the construction, timber, electricity and food and drink sectors.
Publication Date:
Nov 10, 2011
Product Type:
Miscellaneous
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; PROCUREMENT; CONTRACT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREAS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; REGULATIONS; MANUALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
OSTI ID:
21505334
Research Organizations:
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, European Secretariat, Freiburg (Germany); European Union, Environment Section, Brussels (Belgium)
Country of Origin:
Belgium
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: BE11OA067
Availability:
Commercial reproduction prohibited; OSTI as DE21505334
Submitting Site:
ETDE
Size:
56 pages
Announcement Date:
Nov 14, 2011

Citation Formats

None. Buying green! A handbook on green energy procurement. 2nd edition. Belgium: N. p., 2011. Web.
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abstractNote = {Over 2 trillion Euros is spent on public contracts on a yearly basis in the EU, translating to 19 percent of its GDP. ICLEI has been working with the European Commission to produce guidance on green public procurement (GPP) which will help public authorities to reduce their environmental impact, while complying with the procurement rules. The result is the new edition of the Buying Green! handbook. The handbook identifies strategies for GPP, and explains in detail how these can be implemented at each stage of the procurement process. It is intended for public sector procurers but is also a useful reference for policy makers and businesses who are either implementing their own green purchasing or responding to tenders. In addition to explaining how GPP can be implemented under the EU procurement rules, the handbook includes examples of green contracts from across the EU-27. The resource has been fully updated from the previous 2004 edition and includes expanded sections on life-cycle costing (LCC) and the construction, timber, electricity and food and drink sectors.}
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