The Decarbonising Infrastructure Delivery Policy sets expectations for NSW Government infrastructure delivery agencies on managing embodied carbon in public infrastructure projects.
The Policy will ensure embodied carbon is a key consideration in early project stages and that carbon information is collected consistently across Government projects. The policy is aligned to the NSW Business Case Guidelines (TPP18-06) and the NSW Guide to Cost-Benefit Analysis (TPG23-08), and is underpinned by the following principles:
- Apply the carbon reduction hierarchy
- Assess the carbon impacts
- Engage with the market
- Develop a carbon management plan.