Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap 

UKGBC is embarking on an ambitious new project: the development of a net zero whole life carbon roadmap, for launch at COP26, that supports the decarbonisation transition in the UK. This multi-stakeholder initiative aims to demarcate clear sector-based actions and targets, as well as build widespread industry buy-in for the pathway laid out.

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December 9, 2020

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UKGBC is one of several European GBCs developing national whole life carbon roadmaps under the #BuildingLife project. The roadmaps aims to build a common vision and agreed actions for achieving net zero carbon in the construction, operation and demolition of buildings and infrastructure, building on the action pathways for operational energy and embodied carbon developed by WorldGBC and forming the Whole Life Carbon Vision.  

The UK project will bring together diverse stakeholders from across the built environment sector and will consist of two main elements: 

  1. A report setting out the industry actions, government policies and associated mechanisms and processes that will be needed to manage the net zero transition in the built environment, along with declarations of support from key organisations across the sector  
  1. A science-based trajectory for reducing built environment emissions in line with limiting global temperature rises below 1.5 degrees, building on the Green Construction Board Low Carbon Routemap which will be updated in line with the latest climate science and expanded to cover all built environment sectors 

The roadmap will cover the entire building life cycle and include all building types as well as infrastructure. Critically, this will be an industry-led, consensus-based process, developed in consultation with market stakeholders and policy makers and launched with industry, and potentially national and local Government backing. The roadmap is central to UKGBC’s COP26 advocacy and will be launched at the COP26 conference in Glasgow in November 2021. 

For more information about the roadmap, you can access the slide deck from the December 11th project launch event.

Download the slide deck here

 

 
There will be several opportunities to get involved with the roadmap during 2021, including participating in an industry-wide steering group. If you would like to signal your interest in being involved with the development of the roadmap as a relevant industry or government body, please contact Alexandra Jonca. For general updates about the roadmap, contact ANZ@ukgbc.org to be added to the Advancing Net Zero mailing list.