Designing and implementing procurement requirements for carbon reduction in infrastructure construction - international overview and experiences
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

Carbon emissions emanating from infrastructure construction are substantial, and public infrastructure clients have begun to include carbon reduction goals in their procurement requirements. This is a new and complex field where practices vary and are still developing. Based on project documentation and interviews we map and analyze the design and implementation of carbon reduction requirements in projects by leading infrastructure clients in Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, the US and the UK. Procurement requirements were influenced by concerns for tender competition, transaction costs and innovation, and further adapted to project delivery models, market maturity and client capabilities. Increasing awareness of practical and contextual constraints often led to modified strategies. This paper identifies factors that should be considered when designing carbon policies and requirements. This knowledge is important for clients and governments in order to develop more effective strategies for learning between contexts. Policies and future research should address client capabilities to drive long-term innovation.

green public procurement

construction industry

cross-country study

Embodied carbon mitigation

transport infrastructure

Författare

Anna Kadefors

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Service Management and Logistics

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)

Sofia Lingegard

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)

Stefan Uppenberg

WSP Sverige

Johanna Alkan-Olsson

Lunds universitet

Daniel Balian

WSP Sverige

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

0964-0568 (ISSN) 1360-0559 (eISSN)

Vol. 64 4 611-634

Ämneskategorier

Byggproduktion

Studier av offentlig förvaltning

Företagsekonomi

DOI

10.1080/09640568.2020.1778453

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2021-03-17