An industry roadmap to decarbonise the construction value chain has been published by Shell and Deloitte. The ‘Decarbonising Construction: Building a Low Carbon Future’ report, which includes contributions from nearly 100 construction leaders from Europe, North America and Asia, provides a “value-chain assessment of the construction sector’s emissions and investigates the magnitude of emissions from embodied carbon”.
The report sets out a roadmap to decarbonisation outlining 15 solutions the industry needs to adopt to reach net zero. These solutions range from measures to encourage increased investment in low carbon technologies, to upskilling workforces and knowledge sharing, and the introduction of policies and regulations to incentivise both the supply and demand of sustainable construction practices and solutions.
Raman Ojha, vice president of Shell Construction and Road, said: “The sector needs to start by accelerating the use of solutions that are available today while creating the conditions required to incentivise action and kickstart the adoption of new technologies. Everyone across the value chain has an important role to play – Shell is ready to work together with its partners across the sector to develop low-carbon construction solutions and encourage more decarbonisation initiatives.”
