Sustainable Procurement in Infrastructure

Date: 8 April 2022

CCAA recommends that the use of the terms embodied carbon and energy be clearly defined to ensure consistency of approach and purpose. We recommend that to deliver true assessment of carbon emissions for a given project that they are assess over the entire lifecycle of a project. For example, they consider embodied emissions as well as operational, maintenance and end-of-life considerations to ensure that all aspects of the project are appropriately accounted for. 

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