The White House has directed agencies to calculate the costs of climate change impacts by using the social cost of greenhouse gases or SC-GHG metric in federal procurement processes as part of the implementation of an interagency working group recommendation to address the climate crisis.
High-impact procurements, including the purchase of large energy-consuming systems, could serve as pilots that could enable federal agencies to integrate SC-GHG, the White House said Thursday.
According to the Biden administration, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council agencies have solicited public feedback on plans to incorporate SC-GHG values in local and international procurement decisions.
The president has also required agencies to account for SC-GHG in budget development and implementation and environmental reviews in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
