Infrastructure Carbon Review

In November 2013, major industry leaders joined together with government in signing the Infrastructure Carbon Review (ICR) Initiative. Currently infrastructure and related areas like energy, account for around half of all UK carbon emissions. The Review demonstrated by saving valuable resources by using new technologies, construction techniques and a low carbon approach, as much as 24 million tonnes of carbon could be cut and £1.46 billion a year saved by 2050.

The Review developed jointly by government and industry through the Infrastructure Cost Review and Green Construction Board sets out a series of actions to reduce carbon from the construction and operation of the UK’s infrastructure assets by 2050. By endorsing the review, industry are working together to implement, monitor and review progress against these objectives.

The GCB in collaboration with the British Standards Institute (BSI) have developed the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2080 – Carbon Management in Infrastructure. The PAS can be bought from the British Standards Institute (BSI) website – www.bsigroup.com. A guidance document and articles related to the PAS have been produced by the GCB and are available on this site.

At the 2 Years on conference held in May 2016, businesses updated on their progress against meeting their specific ICR commitments. These were summarised in the conference report and flyer which are provided here. An infographic was also launched which illustrates why reducing carbon in infrastructure matters and how it can be achieved and lead to reduced costs. You can view the infographic below