Sector-wide research is critical for navigating the myriad approaches that the water sector might pursue for reducing its carbon footprint and reaching net zero by 2030, says Dan Green, head of sustainability and innovation at Wessex Water, and programme lead for UKWIR’s carbon research projects.

The Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has flagged up the need for Gate two submissions under the RAPID programme to include assessments of the whole life carbon cost of solutions.

Tideway has become one of the first major infrastructure projects to report on how it will withstand the impacts of climate change.

Tideway, the company responsible for the design, finance, construction and commissioning of the Thames Tideway Tunnel in London, is undertaking a review to determine where carbon savings could be made if the project was commissioned today.

Steve Morris, MD of wastewater treatment technology specialists HUBER Technology, takes a look at what Ofwat’s proposals for reducing embedded carbon emissions from infrastructure projects could mean for water companies and the supply chain.