Responding to the climate crisis and aligning strategy and investment in the transport sector to net zero has become a preeminent concern. Decision makers and planners are grappling with new and evolving concepts, such as embodied emissions and scope 3. This presentation will ‘walk through’ these concepts, from theory to their practical implications for infrastructure projects, with reference to several Queensland road and rail developments. In doing so, it will canvass opportunities and potential pitfalls, empowering participants to contribute to this fundamental challenge for the transport sector. The main concepts covered will include:

The presentation will integrate and tie these concepts to specific opportunities realised and challenges experienced with road projects on the Bruce Highway, M1 and Captain Cook Highway, as well as Cross River Rail (subject to client/TMR approval of content).