National Highways Road to Net Zero Plan

At the Major Projects Association Sustainability Ambassadors Network meeting on 24 September 2025, Paul Unwin from National Highways shared the organisation’s Road to Net Zero strategy. He highlighted how climate change is already affecting the road network through heat, flooding and storms, and outlined plans to reach net zero in corporate operations by 2030, construction and maintenance by 2040, and road users by 2050. Paul described progress made with renewable energy, LED lighting, tree planting and low-carbon materials, and stressed the importance of innovation, collaboration and early-stage design to deliver lasting change.