COP26 Careers Media Projects Supply chain Contact Contact Menu Expertise Menu About Skanska c Home About Skanska Media Features New Infrastructure Coalition report calls for urgent action on carbon measurement to achieve net-zero by 2050 New Infrastructure Coalition report calls for urgent action on carbon measurement to achieve net-zero by 2050 Unreliable data is responsible for variances of up to 2000% in forecasting carbon usage, prompting an urgent call for common data standards, reporting structures and changes in asset design. The new report by the Net Zero Infrastructure Industry Coalition (NZIIC) has uncovered huge variances in the way that carbon data is measured, managed, and assessed for planning needs across the infrastructure sector. The result is a lack of understanding, meaning the true impact of infrastructure projects on carbon emissions is not clear. The coalition believes a common industry-wide approach is essential to the availability, quality and transparency of data, underpinning initiatives to achieve net-zero carbon by 2050. It is also calling for significant change in how new assets are designed at feasibility stage. The report, entitled ‘is our carbon wallet empty’, states that the infrastructure sector will miss legally binding carbon budgets that place restrictions on the total amount of greenhouse gases the UK can emit. The report makes four key recommendations: An agreed carbon zero definition that can be clearly assessed The industry must create a single, universally recognised, managed and constantly improving source of carbon emission factors, for the full range of construction products and building materials that are used in infrastructure projects. Planning framework guidance for carbon assessment in line with the Paris Agreement We need agreed carbon data measuring if we are to break the cycle of short-term solutions resulting from short timescales, short political cycles, and reactive solutions. A shared understanding of the sector share of UK carbon budget The development of common, long-term sector targets and trajectories, from which individual companies and projects can be measured against. A carbon neutral design option for every asset If we are to achieve carbon neutral infrastructure, we must ensure that every asset solution has a carbon neutral outline design option, prior to planning and tender, by the asset owners. “We need to create a common carbon currency that works for everyone, from government and planning authorities to customers, contractors and the supply chain,” said Chris Hayes, NZIIC board member and Skanska’s Sustainability Operations Director. “While there is plenty of political and industry commitment to driving down carbon consumption, we lack consistent methods to achieving it. Put simply, the will is there but the tools are not.” Ruth Finlayson, Carbon Manager for Skanska and Project Manager for this coalition report added: “If we cannot quantify our carbon usage, we cannot know the impact on the UK carbon budget. How can individual projects and the wider infrastructure sector plan their journey to net-zero without knowing the proportion of the UK’s budget they should be working to?” The NZIIC harnesses the collective expertise of those who commission, deliver and operate infrastructure at scale, to influence the industry and UK Government on how infrastructure can achieve net zero carbon by 2050. Read the full report here Features Share Last updated: 20/04/2021 About Skanska UK Skanska, one of the UK’s leading contractors, helps to construct, upgrade and maintain the country’s buildings and infrastructure. Skanska UK in brief Projects History Purpose and values 51 Moorgate Map data ©2021 Google View larger map Shortcuts Find information on our website. Careers Code of Conduct Organisation and governance Statement on modern slavery and human trafficking (PDF) Skanska pension fund Contact us About Skanska Group Skanska is one of the world's leading project development and construction groups. 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