Green Procurement in Times of Energy Transition

The Research Group for Natural Resource Law, Environmental Law and Development Law of the University of Bergen is excited to announce the upcoming webinar on Green Procurement on the 7th of September.

In a period where the importance of green energy is becoming ever more crucial and the involvement by the EU as a regulator but also as an actor is on the rise, this event attempts to discuss the procurement methods necessary to promote policy goals for a green transition in the energy markets.In this seminar, our expert speakers Peter Trepte and Erik Midtbø Kvammer and Kristina Risvær (from Inventura AS) who will delve into the emergence of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in a global and European setting.

Peter will discuss the progression of Commission policies and explore international developments. While Erik and Kristina will focus on the role of procurement in accelerating the energy transition. They will discuss recent proposals like the Net-Zero Industry Act and the Critical Raw Materials Act in the EU/EEA and Norway’s proposal to revise § 7-9 in the Norwegian Procurement Regulation.

The event is free of charge and can be followed on the following link: https://lnkd.in/d3iSXMMZ