Leveraging the Power of the Public Purse: Using public procurement of low-carbon innovation for sustainable infrastructure recommendations to the European Commission and EU member states

A briefing by i24c and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) providing recommendations to the European Commission and EU member states on using public procurement to increase demand for low-carbon innovation within sustainable infrastructure, specifically targeting the construction and infrastructure sectors.

• The i24c and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have issued recommendations aimed at the European Commission and member state authorities to improve the use of public spending to stimulate demand for low-carbon innovation in sustainable infrastructure.
• The associated report focuses on the application of public procurement laws, policies, and practices to foster low-carbon innovation specifically within the infrastructure and construction sectors.

APA

Wuennenberg,, L. C. (2017). Leveraging the Power of the Public Purse: Using public procurement of low-carbon innovation for sustainable infrastructure recommendations to the European Commission and EU member states. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/leveraging-power-public-purse-using-public-procurement-low-carbon-innovation

Chicago

Wuennenberg,, Liesbeth Casier,Laurin. Leveraging the Power of the Public Purse: Using public procurement of low-carbon innovation for sustainable infrastructure recommendations to the European Commission and EU member states. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/leveraging-power-public-purse-using-public-procurement-low-carbon-innovation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wuennenberg2017leveraging, author = {Wuennenberg,, Liesbeth Casier,Laurin}, title = {{Leveraging the Power of the Public Purse: Using public procurement of low-carbon innovation for sustainable infrastructure recommendations to the European Commission and EU member states}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/leveraging-power-public-purse-using-public-procurement-low-carbon-innovation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }