new indicators for measuring carbon emissions from the built environment
Lambeth Council is considering new indicators for measuring carbon emissions from the built environment to hold developers accountable.
Lambeth Council is set to consider new indicators for measuring carbon emissions from the built environment, as proposed by Councillor Scott Ainslie, Cabinet Member for Planning and Development, Built Environment, and Public Realm, in July 2026. Councillor Ainslie stated that these new metrics are crucial for holding developers accountable for genuinely sustainable buildings, questioning current methods for measuring the carbon footprint of buildings.
The proposed indicators aim to improve how the planning system holds developers to account for the sustainability of new constructions. There are no upcoming meetings currently scheduled to discuss these new metrics for assessing the carbon footprint of buildings.
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