The project has signed up to the Infrastructure Carbon Review (ICR), a joint industry and government initiative aiming to make carbon reduction a central part of infrastructure construction in the UK.
The ICR was launched in November last year and sets out a series of actions to potentially reduce carbon emissions by up to 24 million tonnes and save the UK £1.46 billion a year by 2050.
Thames Tideway Tunnel’s environment manager, Suzanne Burgoyne, said: “We are proud to pledge to lower our carbon emissions as part of our project to tackle pollution of the tidal River Thames.
“Through the ICR we are demonstrating our commitment to low carbon and the protection of the wider environment.”
Thames Tideway Tunnel set an objective as part of its Development Consent Order application to minimise the carbon footprint of the project, and is currently developing a plan to implement initiatives across the strategic themes of the ICR. This includes measures to raise awareness across the project, particularly from decision-makers during the delivery phase.
Since the launch of the ICR, 30 organisations have signed up and pledged to reduce their carbon emissions from infrastructure projects.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills minister Nick Boles said: “All the evidence shows that cutting carbon is good for business.
“That’s why companies responsible for some of the country’s largest infrastructure projects have made this important commitment”.