Construct Zero Programme Refreshed
The Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) Construct Zero programme has published its refreshed programme, following publication of the Committee for Climate Change (CCC) 7th Carbon Budget and the CLC’s subsequent industry consultation.
Construct Zero, launched in November 2021, provided a Performance Framework comprising of 30 metrics across nine priority areas (underpinned against the CCC’s 6th Carbon Budget), each of which told a story of how the sector was reducing its carbon emissions across construction activities; the resulting buildings and structures; and the transport of products and materials. The programme helps to support and inform businesses in the sector (and beyond) with their Net Zero plans, providing them with advice on how this will impact their clients and markets.
The new 7th Carbon Budget expands the focus from purely Net Zero and introduces areas which also deliver improved economic growth (by improving productivity and removing waste), energy security and resilience.
The refreshed CZ programme reflects this, incorporating the CCC’s five decarbonisation pathways to net zero:
- Electricity: Electrification of industry, transport, heating & energy generation
- Low Carbon Fuels and CCUS: Hydrogen, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, ammonia, and CCUS
- Nature: Woodland creation and peatland restoration
- Engineered Removals: CO₂ transport and storage
- Demand: Efficiency, productivity, and low-carbon choices
