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Target Setting for Green Public Procurement Programmes

Target Setting for Green Public Procurement Programmes

2021  |  Author(s): UNIDO

Clear quantitative targets are needed for a successful green public procurement (GPP) programme. GPP targets can be applied to an overall programme and to specific goals such as reducing embodied carbon. In this brief, we examine the targets related to embodied carbon set by existing GPP policies, the methodologies used to quantify the targets and the target setting process. We focus on best practices in the European Union (EU) (particularly the Netherlands), Japan, Korea and the US state of California. This set of countries and regions exemplifies a range of approaches to GPP for embodied carbon and specific criteria for cement and steel products. Table 1 summarizes aspects of GPP criteria in these selected countries and regions.

Way to go with UNIDO - Mapping the HFC phase-down

Way to go with UNIDO - Mapping the HFC phase-down

2021  |  Author(s): UNIDO

With the Kigali Amendment, the Montreal Protocol will be an even more powerful instrument against global warming. UNIDO is well-equipped to guide the Parties towards the Kigali Amendment’s goals. Since 1992, UNIDO has avoided the use and potential emission of 338 million tons of CO2 -equivalent, which is comparable to the annual CO2 emissions of 99 coal-fired plants.

Annual Report 2020

Annual Report 2020

2021  |  Author(s): UNIDO

#Annual Report

The statement that the year under review was a special one has never been truer than for 2020: a very exceptional year for every one of us. Just as we entered the Decade of Action, determined to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda, the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world, causing widespread loss of life, human suffering and lost livelihoods.