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Actual information about the IEE project GreenLablesPurchase and important information about relevant developments with repect to green procurement on european level.
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- 19.12.2007: Commission to promote clean and energy efficient vehicles
The European Commission has adopted today a proposal that aims to reduce fuel consumption as well as CO2 and pollutant emissions from road vehicles. A substantial reduction may be achieved by public authorities procuring clean and energy efficient vehicles for public transport services and introducing them into their fleet. Citizens living in urban areas will be the major beneficiaries of these measures.
"The growing efforts of public authorities to promote clean and energy efficient vehicles need to be supported at European level by guaranteeing manufacturers the same market rules all over the European Union", said Commission Vice-President Jacques Barrot in charge of transport.
The proposed Directive introduces environmental aspects into public procurement of vehicles and transport services. It covers vehicles procured by public authorities and by operators providing public transport services. When procuring vehicles, public authorities will use lifetime costs for CO2 and pollutant emissions as well as for fuel consumption as award criteria. The application of these criteria will first be optional, then mandatory from 2012.
Public procurement represents a key and visible market. The Directive therefore is expected, over the long term, to boost the use of clean and energy efficient vehicles and to reduce their costs through economies of scale. This will also improve energy efficiency and the reduction of CO2 and pollutant emissions from the whole vehicle fleet in Europe.
The proposal revises a previous Directive from December 2005 on the promotion of clean vehicles. The revised text covers not only the reduction of pollutant emissions but also CO2 reduction and improvement of energy efficiency. It focuses not only on heavy duty vehicles but applies to all vehicle categories.
For more information:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/clean/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/clean/promotion/index_en.htm
- DIRECTIVE 2002/95/EC (RoHS)
- DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC (WEEE) on waste electrical and electronic equipment
- Costs and Benefits of Green Public Procurement in Europe, Final Report, Freiburg, 26 July 2007
- The Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign (SEE), the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, the European Institutions and major stakeholders concerned with sustainable energy are organising the first EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). This will take place in Brussels, Belgium, and in other cities across Europe from Monday 29 January to Friday 2 February, 2007. Here you can load down the Programm.
- The European Commission, DG Environment has launched a website on environmental procurement. You will find this website here.
- The final report of the Green Public Procurement in Europe study, financed by th EU, has been finalised by the consortium TAKE-5 and is now available on the website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/index_en.htm. This report provides conclusions and recommendations for organisations and individuals working on national GPP action plans of Member States. It offers a lot of helpful information about green public procurement for purchasers and other stakeholders in operational procurement processes.
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