It has been nearly 10 years since the world first recorded atmospheric carbon above 400 parts per million. That year, 2013, also marked the first edition of the Carbon Crunch event which brought together infrastructure professionals to discuss the issue of decarbonisation.

A decade on and much has changed for the better; we have near-universal recognition of the climate emergency, and numerous countries have committed to transition their economies to net zero carbon in the coming decades.

Following a decade of action, the delegates that gathered for the 10th Carbon Crunch represented a far more mature industry than the first.

This is part one of a two-part Engineering Matters special on Carbon Crunch 2022. This episode focuses on infrastructure decarbonisation.

Guests

Adam Crossley, Director of Environment, Skanska

Simon Dawes, Head of Sustainable Business Strategy, Environment Agency

Mark Enzer, Strategic Advisor, Mott MacDonald

Christine Glew, Sustainability Manager, National Grid Gas Transmission & Metering

Maria Manidaki, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald

Heleni Pantelidou, Technical Director – Infrastructure, Arup

David Riley, Head of Carbon Neutrality, Anglian Water

Cathy Travers, Group Managing Director, Mott MacDonald

Tim Young, Manager for Net Zero Finance, The Science Based Targets Initiative

Resources

For more information on Carbon Crunch, click here

For more information on PAS 2080, click here

For a copy of the Infrastructure Carbon Review, click here

For the 2015 report from Mott MacDonald and Anglia Ruskin University, click here

For a report on the Earth passing the 400 parts per million threshold, click here

To listen to part two of this two-part special, click here

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