As embodied carbon in construction materials becomes a greater proportion of carbon emissions associated with buildings and infrastructure, The New York Embodied Carbon Working Group, a coalition of public and private-sector leaders, is taking action. Two weeks ago, the group released the New York Embodied Carbon Action Plan, a comprehensive set of recommendations to guide state regulators to develop a plan to reduce emissions from building and infrastructure construction. The authors of the report believe that there is immense opportunity to reduce embodied carbon emissions, and at a low cost, whereas opportunities to reduce operating emissions have begun to dry up. One is to establish statewide embodied carbon reduction targets and adopt statutory reduction requirements for different types of projects. The fourth approach is “Replace carbon-intensive materials and assemblies with alternatives,” which could include using a low-carbon concrete alternative.