Marshall is supportive of the net zero requirement of the Local Plan, which is in line with the ambitions at Cambridge East. The aspirations look to achieve net zero operational carbon and embodied carbon. Any remaining carbon will be offset at a site, local, and regional scale. Marshall’s ambition would be to ensure that any offsetting would be undertaken locally where possible.

Marshall also welcome the prospect of developing a more detailed approach to the use of materials with low embodied carbon, and to the achievement of a circular economy. Whilst carbon reduction is an intrinsic aspect of the Cambridge East ambition, as a team we welcome more specific emerging policies so that we can work with the authorities to test our vision.