Part of: Advancing Net Zero

Progress Against the Roadmap

Evaluate our industry’s performance and discover actions to boost emission reduction

Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap Progress Report

The Progress Report looks at how much progress has been made in the four years since the 2018 baseline set by the Roadmap. It covers the operational carbon, embodied carbon, and F-gas emissions of the entire UK domestic, non-domestic, and infrastructure stock, using reported data to see how we compare goals and targets set out in the Roadmap.

Overall, the report provides insight into how well the sector has reduced emissions -or not-  over the past 4 years. It also includes comments on the challenges we face due to a lack of supportive policies or industry actions needed to follow the Roadmap’s pathway to net zero.

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Key Progress statistics

11 MtCO2e

Annual shortfall in emissions reductions in 2022

The shortfall in emission reductions amounted to 11 MtCO2e. This is equivalent to the annual emissions of 6.5 million cars or heating nearly 5 million homes this winter.

13 %

Reduction in overall emissions

Emissions in the UK built environment decreased by 13% from 2018 to 2022, falling short of the required 19% reduction identified by the Roadmap.

21 MtCO2e

Reduction needed over the next two years

To get back on track, we need a 12% reduction in emissions by 2025, equating to a 21 MtCO2e decrease annually. This requires nearly double the current decarbonization rate over the next two years.

Industry Pulse Check

The Industry Pulse Check complements the Progress Report by providing additional industry and policy context on the built environment’s progress in reducing emissions. Read the Industry Pulse Check to stay at the forefront of emerging initiatives and standards—or those still needed—to achieve the ambitious goals outlined in the Roadmap. Five publications, aligned with the key priorities of the Roadmap and included in the Industry Pulse Check, will help you evaluate industry progress. Each publication highlights areas where the industry has made strides and where it is falling short. It identifies stakeholders responsible for essential future actions and features voices of industry professionals urging the sector to elevate its efforts.

Whole life carbon measurements and agreed limits

Energy performance disclosure for non-domestic buildings 

Nation-wide retrofitting of existing homes 

Adoption of a design for performance approach 

National infrastructure investment based on the net emissions impact 

Climate Change Mitigation

We are in a decisive decade for climate action and with a decreasing number of years left to achieve 2030 climate targets, radical and rapid transformation from businesses and the global economy is essential.
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