NEC publishes new X29 Option clause to address climate change

NEC (New Engineering Contracts) has recently published Secondary Option clause X29 (Climate Change) that can be used across its suite of NEC4 contracts. The Secondary Option introduces a framework for managing and measuring climate change performance in contracts to support reducing the impact of the works on climate change where achievable and where not an undue risk. It was published in final form on the 26th of July 2022. Key features include:

• the provision for Climate Change Requirements (CCR) that will form part of the contract’s Scope against which the consultant / contractor would propose