Decarbonising Infrastructure
The NSW Government Decarbonising Infrastructure Delivery Policy provides guidance to NSW Government delivery agencies on the expectations for managing upfront carbon in public infrastructure projects (also referred to as embodied carbon). This ensures upfront carbon is a key consideration across the project stages.
The policy applies to all NSW Government building projects valued over $50 million and linear infrastructure projects valued over $100 million.
Measurement Guidance
The Measurement Guidance supports consistency in how NSW Government delivery agencies measure embodied carbon by providing common methodology, assumptions and approach to data use and reporting.
Working with the Australian Government, the Measurement Guidance has been revised with States and Territories and approved for national adoption at the Infrastructure Transport Ministers’ Meeting in June 2024. The National Measurement Guidance provides a consistent approach to measuring embodied emissions in infrastructure projects across all Australian jurisdictions.
In April 2024, Infrastructure NSW and Transport for NSW (TfNSW) released the Decarbonising Infrastructure Delivery Roadmap of their activities and milestones relating to embodied emissions, to provide greater policy clarity to industry and communicate the coordinated work of NSW Government.
The Roadmap sets out key initiatives for 2024-2026 towards decarbonising infrastructure delivery and reflects the collaborative relationship between Infrastructure NSW and TfNSW as a NSW Government leader in this space.
For any enquiries regarding Decarbonising Infrastructure Delivery, please contact industry@infrastructure.nsw.gov.au.