We recommend that following the introduction of whole-life carbon assessments, the Government should develop progressively ratcheted carbon targets for the built environment, to match the pathway to net zero set out in periodic carbon budgets. These ratcheting targets should be reported on annually, and progress reports towards achieving these targets should be published annually as part of the Net Zero Strategy indicators.

We recommend that following the introduction of whole-life carbon assessments, the Government should develop progressively ratcheted carbon targets for the built environment, to match the pathway to net zero set out in periodic carbon budgets. These ratcheting targets should be reported on annually, and progress reports towards achieving these targets should be published annually as part of the Net Zero Strategy indicators. Type: recommendation | Number: 9 | Paragraph: 77 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Net Zero Strategy sets out Government’s ambitions to help the construction sector improve their reporting on embodied carbon in buildings and confirmed we will explore the potential of a maximum embodied carbon level for new buildings in the future. To set maximum embodied carbon levels a robust