S1E2: carbon budgets for construction

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Contracts for the Climate

The Chancery Lane Project

6 episodes

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What would happen if every commercial contract were rewired with the planet in mind? We could make contracts a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. On Contracts for the Climate, we introduce you to The Chancery Lane Project’s (TCLP’s) precedent climate clauses – and help you to get them into your contracts. In each episode, we address one big climate problem. Then we introduce a TCLP clause designed to fix that problem. Join us as we walk through the opportunity presented by each clause, who can use it and how it could slot into a wider sustainability strategy.

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S1E2: carbon budgets for construction

Contracts for the Climate

19 minutes 55 seconds

3 years ago

S1E2: carbon budgets for construction

Becky’s guest for this episode is Josh Gibbons, Managing Associate in the Construction, Engineering and Environment team at Addleshaw Goddard.

The topic of conversation is Tristan’s Clause, a clause which…

Slots into Schedules of Amendments or Special Conditions to the JCT Design and Build Contract

Tackles the climate issue of unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions caused by procurement of unsustainable materials for construction projects.

Creates a solution by setting a ‘carbon budget’ (the tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent of Greenhouse Gas Emissions permitted for the project) and a liquidated damages provision, whereby contractors can agree an amount to be paid for every tonne that the project goes over the Carbon Budget.

For an explanation of the clause, skip to 07:39. For tips on how to get this clause into your contract, go to 09:22.

Reach out to Josh at josh.Gibbons@addleshawgoddard.com or find him on LinkedIn.

Becky is also on LinkedIn, or you can email her at becky.annison@chancerylaneproject.org.

If you have any feedback on the podcast, we want to hear it. Please email elizabethmatthams@gmail.com or contact Lizzy Matthams on LinkedIn with your thoughts.

Contracts for the Climate is hosted by Becky Annison, edited by Leonard Lee and produced by Lizzy Matthams.