A Green Buyers Club:

In 2019, government procurement spending made up 17% of GDP in Germany, 13% of GDP in Canada, and Green procurement policy for construction materials is 11% in the United States.1 Aligning this spending with generally referred to in the United States and Canada climate targets has the potential to shift economies and as ‘Buy Clean’ policy, whereas the term green public move us closer to mid-centur. [...] Going back (GSA) to expand procurement of low-carbon materials to 1993, President Clinton signed an Executive Order for the construction and renovation of GSA buildings.14 to require agencies to align procurement policies with recycling laws normally applied to the private sector.12 • US$2 billion to the Department of Transportation to Over the next 15 years, the U. [...] S Thanks to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the • Further movement of states and municipalities: Sustainable Federal Acquisition Regulation proposed rule, As mentioned above, the federal government cannot and the Buy Clean Task Force and its associated executive move the public procurement behemoth alone. [...] To support the no specific requirements for the emissions of procured implementation of the strategy, the government commodities, but did make the important step of created the Greening Government Fund. [...] The IDDI’s Green Public Procurement Pledge, signed by member governments, A Green Buyers Club: Transatlantic Cooperation on Green Public Procurement 23 Recommendations To ensure the most effective green public procurement policies in Germany, Canada and the United States, and the greatest possible international market for low-carbon and net-zero materials, we recommend the following actions: Gover.