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Recommendation 39
39
Not Addressed
Establish RICS methodology as the UK industry standard for whole-life carbon assessments.
Recommendation
We reiterate and support the recommendation given by our predecessor Committee on embodied carbon and whole-life carbon assessments: a. “The RICS Professional Statement on whole-life carbon assessments is fit for use and already familiar to UK industry. We recommend that, as soon as possible [ … ], the Government should seek to establish the RICS methodology as the UK industry standard for whole-life carbon assessments”. (Recommendation, Paragraph 141)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response details Natural England's role in the National Restoration Framework (NRF) and its funding, completely failing to address the recommendation to establish the RICS methodology as the UK industry standard for whole-life carbon assessments.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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71. In our response to the 2024 consultation on reforms to the NPPF, which sought views on the implementation of carbon accounting through the planning system, we recognised that both local authorities and developers would benefit from clearer guidance on the use of appropriate carbon accounting tools. We therefore announced our intention to update Planning Practice Guidance to assist local authorities in considering carbon emissions within the plan-making process, and to support developers in using carbon accounting to reduce carbon emissions as part of their development proposals. The scope and content of the updated guidance is under development and will be published in due course. 72. The Government is not currently considering adopting the RICS methodology as the UK industry standard for whole-life carbon assessments. However, we acknowledge this recommendation and will keep it under review.
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