Whether it is Boris Johnson setting out ambitious carbon cutting targets for the UK or US president Joe Biden hosting a climate summit - both of which took place last month – global leaders are finally starting to take environmental policy seriously and make it a top priority.

Construction has been relatively slow to find joined-up approaches to tackling carbon emissions but that is changing fast. To highlight the work that is now being done, Building, Building Design and Housing Today last month hosted a two-day conference, Net Zero Live. Across four sessions our panels of experts explored the implications for all parts of the industry, as well as what the sector’s oversight body, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), is doing to play its part in tackling the crisis.

Here we outline some of the highlights from the event webinars, all of which are now available on demand at building.co.uk/net-zero-live-2021.

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