Presentation to Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources Presented by Turlough Guerin, Program Leader Low Carbon Emissions Building Materials, NSW Government (turlough.guerin@environment.nsw.gov.au)

1. LOW EMISSIONS
BUILDING
MATERIALS
PROGRAM

2. Low Carbon Building Materials Program
Context for the Program
Summary of the Program
Current State Analysis
Outline of Proposed Approach
Key Initiatives of the Program
Presentation
Overview
Topics to Discuss

3. Why are low
emissions
building materials
important?
They will drive off-take certainty and help
set up our manufacturing sector to create
products and industries for the future

4. 40%
O F G R E E N H O U S E G A S E M IS S IO N S C O M E
F R O M B U I L D I N G S

5. What is the Low
Carbon Building
Materials Program?
Enhance the demand side of the building materials
supply chain, by driving the modification and adoption
of voluntary standards
D E M A N D S I D E G R O W T H
Influencing the value chain from first specifiers through
to purchasers to source low emissions materials
S U P P O R T V A L U E C H A I N
NSW represents 30% of the construction market in
Australia, and can influence national progress
S U P P O R T M A R K E T E S T A B L I S H M E N T

6. Something to Think About
I N D U S T R Y P A R T I C I P A N T F R O M
A U G U S T 2 0 2 0 F O R U M
“A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH
IS NEEDED, BUT IT STARTS
WITH GOVERNMENT”

7. $80 Billion
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E S E C T O R O P P O R T U N IT Y
I N N S W ( S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0 )

8. Drive uptake of proven emissions reduction technologies
Empower consumers and businesses to make
sustainable choices
Invest in the next wave of emissions reduction
innovation
Ensure the NSW Government leads by example
Four Key Priorities:
1.
2.
3.
4.
PROGRAM
CONTEXT
The Context is Net Zero Emissions
Low Carbon Building Materials Program

9. Current State Analysis
Government procurement is a key lever for change
There is no single intervention
The is private sector and government willingness
Low carbon materials must be specified and contracted
Construction standards need to be modified
Feasibility studies are needed
Investors are concerned about climate risk exposures
Recommendations
Concrete, steel, aluminium and substitute materials
should be included
Innovation has a central role as there is no one right way
A Buyers' Group could enable aggregation of demand
Low Carbon Building Materials Program

10. Theory of Change
S U P P O R T
M A R K E T
D E V E L O P M E N T
I N C R E A S E D
D E M A N D F O R
L O W E M I S S I O N S
P R O D U C T S
I N D E N T I F Y E N G A G E

11. BENEFITS OF LOW CARBON BUILDING
MATERIALS
Scope 3 Emissions are in Scope
of Paris Commitments
Driving System Change Co-benefits
Long Term Value Creation

12. B U Y E R ’ S G R O U P
Establish a cohort of organisations
who participate in the low
emissions material value chain
I N N O V A T I O N
Identify other pathways to zero
emissions in building materials
A C C C E L E R A T E
C E R T I F I C A T I O N
Engage and partner with industry
and government bodies to adopt
standards and certification
Key Initiatives of the Program