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.

Key Progress statistics

11 MtCO2e
13 %
21 MtCO2e

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.

Nation-wide retrofitting of existing homes 

Adoption of a design for performance approach 

National infrastructure investment based on the net emissions impact