UKGBC calls for consistent reporting and tighter regulation of embodied carbon emissions

Stuart Stone
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New guidance warns built environment is falling behind on measuring, reporting, and reducing Scope 3 value chain emissions, including embodied carbon

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has called for stronger regulations to underpin a shake-up of the built environment's approach to measuring whole life emissions to better align with assessments of...

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