Positive impact aside, infrastructure projects can have a negative climate impact. In designing and financing infrastructure projects, it is essential to consider potential adverse effects and externalities. A vital tool to value climate externalities and include them in the valuation of infrastructure projects is shadow carbon pricing. With this tool, the cost of carbon and GHGs can be explicitly included in the project's price. A recommended approach for doing this consists of the following steps: 1 - Adequately assess the carbon footprint of the relevant infrastructure project 2 - Choose a carbon shadow price that is appropriate and aligned with the Paris Agreement 3 - Include the resulting cost of the project's carbon emissions in the valuation or cost-benefit analysis. An example of an assessment method for the carbon footprint of an infrastructure project is the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) carbon footprint methodology. Using this methodology, the EIB can calculate (1) the absolute GHG emissions or sequestration of a project and (2) the emissions variation of a project — that is, the difference in emissions between the “with” and “without” project scenarios. The result measures a project's absolute and relative GHG emissions, laying the foundation for valuing its climate externalities. Based on a comparison of different sources and to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, the EIB has developed a shadow price for carbon. Shadow pricing is a tool that assigns a cost to GHG emissions. This price increases over time to reflect the necessity of reducing GHG emissions. Table 1 shows how shadow carbon prices rise over time. In the final step, the EIB applies the price of carbon to value GHG emissions for heavily emitting projects. The EIB can quantify its negative climate impact by valuing a project's GHG emissions. The valuation is included in the cost-benefit analysis and, hence, in the decision-making on the financing and execution of the project. The application of carbon pricing for an infrastructure project can be done in three steps and relies on the following: Measuring and correctly assessing the level of emissions of the project. This needs to be done for the different scopes of emissions triggered by the project: (1) direct emissions from the operation of the project, (2) emissions resulting from energy used by the project, and (3) downstream emissions from the project value chain. Correctly measuring these emissions becomes more challenging as you move from (1) to (3). Multiplying the carbon price by the amount of emissions from the project. The resulting cost of emissions is charged to the project as a cost. It should be executed only if the project is profitable when considering this cost. #sustainabke #business
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Top stories today (£) 💧 Overseas investors are ‘spooked’ by Thames Water situation https://buff.ly/3B12tWs Potential overseas investors in large UK infrastructure projects have been “spooked” by the situation at Thames Water. That is the view of a senior figure at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), who has warned that the issues with Thames, along with the scaling back of HS2 and the increased tax burden in the Budget, is making investors wary. ⚡ Transmission owners team up to unlock delivery efficiencies https://buff.ly/3Vd972N GB Transmission operators have taken a significant new step to drive efficiencies in infrastructure delivery through adaption of common information management standards. At Utility Week Forum, National Grid Electricity Transmission, SP Transmission and SSEN Transmission , founded a new initiative called IM4Power in collaboration with supply chain partners from organisations including Hitachi Energy, Siemens and Balfour Beatty plc. 💡 Utility Warehouse CEO: Lack of trust in suppliers risks jeopardising net zero targets https://buff.ly/3Z6bANO Utility Warehouse’s chief executive has warned that the UK could miss its net zero targets if energy suppliers fail to gain the trust of their customers. Speaking to Utility Week following the publication of the company's half-year results, Stuart Burnett warned that messages around tariff innovation “will fall flat” if consumers do not trust their supplier and therefore “we won’t get the progress” on the transition.
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The need for climate-resilient infrastructure is growing. Tapping into the power of #PPPs can greatly accelerate building #sustainableinfrastructure. How? Here are five ways how PPPs can help governments, the private sector, and multilateral institutions work closely together for greater impact: https://lnkd.in/gh6WwgK9 #PPP #publicprivatepartnerships #infrastructurefinance #infrastructuredevelopment #climateresilience
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Thanks for sharing this extremely important sector. $20B is just a drop in the water infrastructure bucket. That amount is needed for the water infrastructure in Chicago. Much more funding is needed but there is no clear method to get it. Other than HR 4052, the creation of the Nation’s fifth National Infrastructure Bank. The NIB will do every water system that needs it and in fact all infrastructure projects throughout America. Check out nibcoalition.com…#nationalinfrastructurebank
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Governing's interview with Pew Research Center discusses how ARPA funding barely scratched the surface in what is needed to adequately #fundwater. Important to note: funding for clean water has diminished from 63% of capital improvements in 1977 to just 9% in 2017.
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In this article by The Energy Mix, Climate Caucus Board members, Edmonton Councillor Keren Tang and Toronto Councillor Dianne Saxe, point to transit and buildings as the areas where climate-related infrastructure investment is most urgently needed. With the federal budget coming out next month, this is a timely read! https://buff.ly/3v2TXn5
Mayors Press for Infrastructure Funds, Green Investment in Countdown to Federal Budget
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Thank you to Clyde & Co and 39 Essex Chambers for the RIP Localism? webinar this morning, running through the proposed amends to the NPPF. Expertly timed, compact and it packed a punch! - mandated housing targets back - the return of strategic planning - renewable projects are king and any development which contributes towards net zero should be favoured ( a new form of titled balance? ) - lowering of NSIP thresholds to speed up renewables applications - increased support for commercial uses, critical to growing our economy ( laboratories, gigafactories, data centres, digital infrastructure, freight and logistics ) - a definition of 'grey belt' (but recommend linking up with a good landscape consultant to assist with defining 'limited contribution') - reduced scope for refusing proposals on highways grounds - beauty is out and well-designed places are in Once approved the revised NPPF will take effect immediately for decision making. There are also a host of transitional arrangements for plan making, dependant on what stage the emerging plans are at currently, and whether they contain policies that are 200 dwellings higher or lower than the Local Housing Need figure (see Annex 1). The draft consultation on an updated National Planning Policy Framework commenced yesterday, and closes on 24th September. https://lnkd.in/e88S_5HZ
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Part of the argument is missing here. The ratepayers and the taxpayers are the same. So, what is the reasoning for shifting the burden from ratepayers to taxpayers? Bailouts for poorly run systems? Protection of elected officials who have refused for decades to do what is necessary to properly fund their own system? Rewarding bad management? Funding LIHWAP assist ratepayers who need assistance due to life’s circumstances. Hopefully it is a hand up. Funding poorly funded or managed systems is a bailout. Consolidation and regionalization away from politically controlled governance to independent public entities free of election cycle politics should be a requirement for federal tax dollar rescues. While I have some concerns about EPA’s proposed system assessment rule, it is clearly a step in the right direction. Biggest concern? By the time a system goes through all the requirements, the customers will have been drinking bad water for months, if not years.
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Governing's interview with Pew Research Center discusses how ARPA funding barely scratched the surface in what is needed to adequately #fundwater. Important to note: funding for clean water has diminished from 63% of capital improvements in 1977 to just 9% in 2017.
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Building Climate-Resilient Roads in Timor-Leste: A Blueprint for Future Infrastructure #ClimateResilience #RoadInfrastructure #TimorLeste #AsianDevelopmentBank #ClimateChangeAdaptation Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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The 2024 Labour Government #Planning #Reform Consultation has landed and runs until 24th Sept: Bidwells are reviewing and will be dropping some insights over the next few days, so keep an eye out. Here are my initial thoughts on Meeting the 'Challenge of Climate Change': “There are 3 fundamental welcome changes identified to support the goal of meeting zero carbon electricity generation by 2030. 1. Requiring Development Plans (para 160) to identify sites for renewable and low carbon development, assisting therefore the process for an active call for sites for the allocation of such development. 2. Significant weight (Para 163) to be given to the benefits associated with renewable and low carbon energy generation contributing to meeting a net zero future in the determination of planning applications. 3. Review and updates to National Policy Statements and the #NSIP regime thresholds to consider a Fast-track process for renewable and low carbon energy projects. What is missing however is reference to the necessary supporting low carbon infrastructure (not just energy generating) of a ‘critical national importance’ to support the growth in renewable and low carbon energy generation. In order keep up with increased demand the existing grid & DNO infrastructure will need resilience and upgrading. I'd like to see the same 'significant' weighting applied to smaller localised infrastructure referenced within the NPPF as is set out in NPS 'EN-1'. https://lnkd.in/epdBAtgf #NPPF #Sustainability #NetZero #Renewables #Energy #ClimateChange #ESG
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🌍 Decarbonising the UK’s Heating Infrastructure: Why Place-Based Solutions Matter 🔥 Fleur Loveridge writes for PoliticsHome. Heating is responsible for around 20% of the UK’s carbon emissions. To meet climate goals, we need to rethink how we heat our buildings—and one size does not fit all. From heat pumps in rural areas to district heating networks in cities, local solutions that tap into regional resources like geothermal energy and waste heat are critical for success. But it’s not just about tech—it’s about planning smarter, minimizing infrastructure costs, and maximising energy efficiency. 🏘️ Why now? Decarbonising heating isn’t just a goal; it’s a necessity. As we move towards net-zero, every region must harness its unique assets to ensure a sustainable future. #NetZero #SustainableHeating #Decarbonization #EnergyEfficiency #LowCarbon #ClimateAction #Innovation 📖 Learn more: PoliticsHome article on Place-Based Heating Solutions
Read #UKCRIC's latest PoliticsHome article authored by Fleur Loveridge at the University of Leeds on 'Place-based solutions for low carbon heating infrastructure in the UK': https://bit.ly/3zRdObd #infrastructure
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