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ISO 14060 Consultation Opens as SBTi Releases Corporate Net Zero Standard v2.0

Posted on by Circular Ecology
24
Jun

Two major developments this month indicate continued evolution in the global net zero standards landscape, with ISO and the Science Based Targets initiative advancing complementary approaches to corporate climate action. The ISO Net Zero Aligned Organizations Standard (ISO 14060) has now entered its public consultation phase, following almost two years of development involving hundreds of […]

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DESNZ Release 2026 UK GHG Conversion Factors

Posted on by Circular Ecology
18
Jun

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has released the 2026 UK Government Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors for Company Reporting, providing the latest official dataset for calculating Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from activity data such as fuel use, electricity consumption, and travel. The 2026 update introduces several notable changes. Most significantly, the […]

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EU Publishes Framework for Calculating Whole Life Carbon of Buildings

Posted on by Circular Ecology
13
May

The European Commission has published a new framework for calculating the life cycle global warming potential (GWP) of new buildings, establishing a common approach to improve consistency across EU Member States. The Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/52 aims to ensure that whole life carbon assessments are based on comparable methodologies, while still allowing flexibility to reflect […]

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Growth Cohorts: Next Generation Low Carbon Concrete Cohort Entry

Posted on by Circular Ecology
06
May

Innovate UK has opened a new funding competition to support innovation in low carbon concrete, an area seen as critical to reducing embodied emissions from construction. The programme will invest up to £11.5 million through a two stage process to help UK based businesses develop and scale new materials, products and processes. Applicants selected for the first stage can receive up […]

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RICS and Global Partners Launch CLEAR Initiative

Posted on by Circular Ecology
21
Apr

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the launch of the Coalition for Life Cycle Emissions Alignment and Reporting (CLEAR), a new global initiative aimed at improving consistency and confidence in whole life carbon reporting across the built environment. Founded by RICS alongside the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Global […]

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UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS) Version 1 Published

Posted on by Circular Ecology
11
Mar

The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Version 1 has officially been published on 10th March 2026, providing the UK built environment with its first unified, evidence based definition of a Net Zero Carbon Aligned Building. The voluntary standard applies to new construction, existing buildings and retrofits, and is described by its developers as science […]

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UK Government Publishes New Whole Life Carbon Management Guidance for Infrastructure & the Built Environment

Posted on by Circular Ecology
09
Mar

The UK Government has released new guidance on Whole Life Carbon (WLC) Management, published on 5 March 2026 by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority. The guidance sets out best practice for assessing and reducing carbon impacts across the full lifecycle of infrastructure and built environment projects, linking WLC principles directly to the Government’s […]

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UK Government Releases Final UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS)

Posted on by Circular Ecology
26
Feb

The UK Government has published the long anticipated UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS S1 and SRS S2), marking a major step in aligning UK sustainability disclosures with the global corporate reporting baseline set by the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The standards, released on 25 February 2026, provide a voluntary framework for companies to report […]

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EU Introduces First Voluntary Certification Rules for Permanent Carbon Removals

Posted on by Circular Ecology
09
Feb

The EU has introduced the “world’s first” voluntary rules for certifying permanent carbon removals under its Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) framework. The new standards set out how independent certifiers must assess and verify projects that permanently remove CO₂, with the aim of making carbon removal credits more consistent and auditable across the EU. […]

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GHG Protocol Releases New Land Sector and Removals Standard

Posted on by Circular Ecology
02
Feb

The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol has launched its first ever Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard, providing companies with a unified framework to measure and report land-related greenhouse gas emissions, CO₂ removals, and associated impacts across their value chains. The Standard also includes guidance for accounting for technological CO₂ removals, such as direct air capture […]

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