Mr. Pat Barry:

It is all covered, but it is the connections between them that need to be seen. Even when we look at how we build, we have a lot of dispersed development. The more dispersed development becomes, the larger homes get. The larger homes get, the higher their embodied carbon. The further away they are, the more transport carbon is needed in order to transport the people. The larger the homes, the higher their operational carbon because one must heat and light larger areas. It is really down to making the connection between all of these different components and seeing that compact growth can help us to build more compact homes. It can free people up from the need to drive and from the need to own cars. A car is a source of embodied carbon. According to an EU report, the amount involved for an electric car it is approximately 8 tonnes. What we really need to do is connect up of all of these dots in order to reduce carbon.