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

The briefing by i24c and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) outlines how public procurement laws, policies, and practices can be leveraged to drive the adoption of low-carbon innovations in sustainable infrastructure and construction across the European Union.

• The document aims to provide guidance to the European Commission and EU member state authorities on utilizing public spending to stimulate demand for low-carbon innovations in sustainable infrastructure.
• The analysis 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} }