
The Infrastructure 2050 Challenge
Infrastructure professionals shall understand, reduce, and eliminate embodied carbon emissions within infrastructure projects to net zero by 2050. Together, we can work to achieve this by collectively identifying, communicating, and implementing effective embodied emissions reduction strategies across infrastructure projects.
Commitment Criteria
Engineer
Participate in monthly industry meetings with a diverse group of stakeholders to develop holistic, data-informed Embodied Carbon Action Plans (industry and firmwide) towards net zero embodied emissions within infrastructure systems. Calculate and report your firm’s infrastructure-specific baseline values, by life cycle stage, to support your firm’s analysis. 
Enact
Complete at least one Case Study annually that outlines key embodied emissions data for an infrastructure system.
Educate
Promote educational content surrounding embodied emissions reduction strategies. Contribute to workshops and conferences working to advance embodied emissions methodologies, guidance document development, or industry-wide database development. Integrate developed tools and content into existing commonly used tools and procedures.
Commitment Statements
by Stakeholder Group
We invite organizations to join us in this industry shift and work towards our collective 2050 goal. By signing the commitment letter, your organization demonstrates its leadership in building a more sustainable future for infrastructure.
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Please identify your organization's stakeholder group below:
