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Recommendation 4
4
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 72
The UK is slipping behind comparator countries in Europe in monitoring and controlling the embodied...
Conclusion
The UK is slipping behind comparator countries in Europe in monitoring and controlling the embodied carbon in construction. If the UK continues to drag its feet on embodied carbon, it will not meet net zero or its carbon budgets. There is significant opportunity for the UK to learn from emerging international best practice on how to introduce whole-life and embodied carbon regulations.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges that some countries in Europe have started legislating whole life carbon assessments and will review the different methodologies employed by these countries, and monitor the impact of their implementation, to help inform future policy-making.
Paragraph Reference:
72
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government acknowledges some countries in Europe have started legislating whole life carbon assessments, and setting WLC targets for new builds, as described in the EAC report. This legislation has all been implemented relatively recently. The Government will review the different methodologies employed by these countries, and monitor the impact of their implementation, to help inform our future policy-making.