Spend billions on zero-carbon initiatives, urges NFB report

By Hamish Champ2019-11-11T12:01:00

National Federation of Builders call for massive public spending programme to meet 2050 zero-carbon goal

Future governments will need to spend nearly £50bn a year on de-carbonising the UK’s housing stock, infrastructure and the power industry if the country is to meet its zero-carbon target by 2050, a new report argues.

Put together by Major Contractors Group of the National Federation of Builders’ (NFB), the document ‘Transforming Construction for a Low Carbon Future’ said the sector was responsible for 47% of the UK’s carbon emissions and 61% of the country’s waste.

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