Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of including requirements to (a) assess, (b) report and (c) reduce embodied carbon in the building regulations.
Considering embodied carbon of buildings is an important aspect of net zero. Progress is being made on tackling the operational carbon emissions, which will continue with the Future Homes and Buildings Standards. We have committed to consulting this year on our approach to the issue of embodied carbon.