Embodied carbon tracking market seen hitting $2.39 billion by 2030

A new market report says embodied carbon tracking for infrastructure is expanding fast as governments, builders and investors push for lower-emission projects. The market is projected to reach $2.39 billion by 2030, with Europe currently the largest region and Asia-Pacific expected to grow the fastest.

Why it matters: - Embodied carbon tracking is becoming a core tool for infrastructure projects facing tighter sustainability rules and rising pressure to cut construction emissions. - The market’s projected growth signals more spending on software, monitoring systems and reporting services tied to low-carbon infrastructure.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released its Embodied Carbon Tracking For Infrastructure Global Market Report 2026 – Market Size, Trends, And Forecast 2026-2035 on July 2, 2026. - The report says the market will grow from $0.97 billion in 2025 to $1.16 billion in 2026. - The report projects the market will reach $2.39 billion by 2030. - The report forecasts a 19.7% CAGR from 2025 to 2026 and a 20.0% CAGR through 2030.

The details: - Embodied carbon tracking measures greenhouse gas emissions across an infrastructure project’s lifecycle, including material sourcing, construction, maintenance and end-of-life phases. - The report links recent growth to stronger focus on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in construction, wider use of sustainable building certifications, more global infrastructure projects, stricter government environmental rules and greater use of digital planning and monitoring tools. - The report says future growth will be supported by investments in net zero infrastructure, AI-powered carbon analytics, IoT-enabled environmental monitoring, cloud-based sustainability reporting and deeper integration with Building Information Modeling platforms. - The report highlights growing use of life cycle assessment-based tracking, real-time carbon monitoring, carbon footprint verification and auditing services, and low-carbon materials. - Europe was the largest regional market in 2025. - Asia-Pacific is expected to post the fastest growth during the forecast period. - The report covers Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East and Africa. - A free sample is available here. - The full report is available here.

Between the lines: - Green building standards are emerging as a major demand driver because they push developers to measure and reduce lifecycle emissions. - The report points to LEED adoption as evidence of that shift, citing more than 46,000 residential projects certified under the rating system in July 2024. - The same source says new LEED residential project registrations rose nearly 5% in 2023. - The market is moving from basic emissions accounting toward continuous monitoring, verification and reporting.

What's next: - Market growth is likely to concentrate around software and services that combine carbon accounting with project design and operational monitoring. - The report suggests demand will expand as net zero infrastructure programs and sustainability reporting requirements increase. - More regional competition is likely in Asia-Pacific as the market grows faster there than in Europe and North America.

The bottom line: - Embodied carbon tracking is shifting from a niche sustainability function to a standard infrastructure planning tool, and the market is still early in its growth curve.