Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 69734

Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

John Whitby

LabourDerbyshire Dales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to mandate embodied carbon reporting.

Answer

Alex Norris
The government recognises that embodied carbon can account for a significant portion of a building’s whole life carbon emissions and remains committed to the 2050 net zero target. We have recently published research to improve understanding of embodied ca...

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