Industry Presses Agencies To Delay Carbon Prioritization For Purchasing

Industry groups are pressing federal agencies to postpone any effort to prioritize procurement bids based on their carbon emissions footprint, urging officials to first to develop a consensus across the government on how widely to employ the social cost of carbon (SCC) climate damages tool. At issue is a preliminary rule floated in October by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council that would require contractors and suppliers to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and potentially give preference to bids from...