Question follow-through · 8459

Housing: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Building Regulations Act 2010 to introduce mandatory reporting on embodied carbon emissions for

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
18 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Building Regulations Act 2010 to introduce mandatory reporting on embodied carbon emissions for

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Reducing embodied carbon emissions from the built environment is a key part of meeting the country’s net zero targets. These emissions predominantly come from the supply chains leading to new buildings, and there is work across government to decarbonise t...

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