Carbon at Scale: How Major Infrastructure Programmes Are Getting Embodied Carbon Right

23 Jun 2026
Cities Hub & Bar
Cities, Communities & Nature

Embodied carbon can't be offset after the fact — and for major infrastructure programmes, it's become a delivery constraint, not a reporting footnote. This session cuts to what actually shifted, what broke and what it looks like when a programme gets it right.

We will answer: 

  • What changed? — When did embodied carbon move from a sustainability metric into a programme management requirement, and what triggered it?

  • What broke first? — Where did the data gaps and methodology inconsistencies actually hurt you, and how did you fix them?

  • What does good look like? — For other infrastructure operators in this room who are earlier in the journey, what does a mature carbon data programme actually look like in practice?