Construction firms pledge to topple carbon-heavy infrastructure

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Joint industry and government initiative aims to cut 24 million tonnes of CO2 from UK infrastructure projects and save £1.5bn a year by 2050

Skanska, National Grid, Arup and Heathrow Airport are among the businesses to join a newly launched joint industry and government initiative that aims to cut 24 million tonnes of carbon emissions from...

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