Climate change and implementation of the Paris Agreement

Amendment No. 9 | Doc. 14521 | 23 April 2018

Signatories:

Ms Melisa RODRÍGUEZ HERNÁNDEZ, Spain, ALDE ; Mr José CEPEDA, Spain, SOC ; Mr Hendrik DAEMS, Belgium, ALDE ; Mr Simonas GENTVILAS, Lithuania, ALDE ; Mr Petri HONKONEN, Finland, ALDE ; Mr Carles JORDANA, Andorra, ALDE ; Mr Claude KERN, France, ALDE ; Ms Judith PALLARÉS, Andorra, ALDE ; Ms Patrícia RIBERAYGUA, Andorra, ALDE ; Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Aleksandar STEVANOVIĆ, Serbia, ALDE ; Mr Sylvain WASERMAN, France, ALDE

Origin

2018 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 6.9, insert the following paragraph:

"foster the adoption of ambitious measures on green public procurement, reinforcing the role of the public sector in creating a market pull for low-carbon, innovative solutions and reinforcing the role of Europe's industry in providing those solutions;".

Explanatory note

Green public procurement can be a venue to introduce more innovative, more sustainable products into the market, thus fostering European innovation while cementing the transition.