Housing: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 8459 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Wera Hobhouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Building Regulations Act 2010 to introduce mandatory reporting on embodied carbon emissions for
Answer
Answered by Rushanara Ali, 18 Oct 2024
Reducing embodied carbon emissions from the built environment is a key part of meeting the country’s net zero targets. These emissions predominantly come from the supply chains leading to new buildings, and there is work across government to decarbonise t...