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Climate & Green

Plain-language definitions of every Climate & Green term that shows up in government tender work.


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Carbon Footprint Assessment (Procurement)

The process of measuring greenhouse gas emissions associated with a procurement contract, used by buyers to compare suppliers on environmental impact and to meet climate reporting obligations alongside price and quality.

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Carbon Footprint Assessment (Procurement)

A structured quantification of the greenhouse gas emissions generated across the supply chain and life cycle of a procured good, work, or service, used to compare options and set contractual emission limits.

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Circular Economy Procurement

A procurement approach that prioritises products and services designed for reuse, repair, remanufacturing, and recycling, reducing waste and resource consumption across the supply chain.

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Climate Adaptation Procurement

Procurement of goods, works, and services specifically designed to reduce communities' vulnerability to current or projected climate impacts such as flooding, drought, and extreme heat.

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Climate Finance

Funds mobilised from public, private, and multilateral sources to support mitigation and adaptation actions that address climate change, generating a large and growing stream of international procurement.

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Climate Mitigation Procurement

Procurement of goods, works, and services whose primary purpose is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as renewable energy plants, energy-efficient retrofits, and low-carbon transport systems.

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Climate-Tagged Spending

Public expenditure formally classified as contributing to climate goals, allowing financiers and governments to track, report, and scale climate-relevant procurement within their portfolios.

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Environmental Criteria in Evaluation

Scored or pass-fail requirements in a tender evaluation that assess the environmental performance of a bidder's proposed goods, works, or services alongside technical quality and price.

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Green Bond

A fixed-income instrument whose proceeds are exclusively applied to eligible green projects, creating a traceable financing pathway from capital markets to climate and environmental expenditure.

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Green Climate Fund Procurement

The procurement process used by GCF-accredited entities to acquire goods, works, and services for climate projects, governed by the GCF's own procurement policy and subject to GCF oversight.

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Green Procurement

A purchasing approach in which environmental performance, resource efficiency, and reduced ecological impact are built into evaluation criteria alongside price and technical quality.

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Life-Cycle Costing

An evaluation method that calculates the total cost of ownership of a good or asset over its full operational life, including acquisition, operation, maintenance, and disposal, to enable fair comparison of options with different upfront prices.

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Climate & GreenNDCs

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

Country-level climate action plans submitted under the Paris Agreement that increasingly shape public procurement criteria, green tender requirements, and supplier eligibility conditions in development-bank-financed projects.

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Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

National climate action plans submitted to the UNFCCC by each country under the Paris Agreement, setting out emission reduction targets and adaptation priorities that drive public investment and procurement pipelines.

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Paris Agreement Aligned Procurement

A procurement approach in which buying decisions are screened to ensure they support the temperature and resilience goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement and do not lock in high-carbon assets.

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Social Value in Procurement

The quantified and qualitative benefit to communities, workers, and society generated by a procurement contract beyond the direct delivery of the goods or services purchased.

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Climate & GreenSPP

Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP)

A procurement framework that balances economic value, environmental responsibility, and social equity so that public spending supports long-term sustainable development goals.

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