Natural Capital in the Second National Infrastructure Assessment - Economic infrastructure can contribute positively to natural capital,

The analysis looks at the footprint and to some extent the location of the infrastructure, the materials and processes used to build any new assets, and the way it is or will be operated and used, and considers how these will affect the natural environment. [...] The Commission has also considered the impact of its recommendations on carbon, both embedded and operational, and this is presented separately in the publication Impact and costings for recommendations in the Second National Infrastructure Assessment.4 2 Natural Capital in the Second National Infrastructure Assessment Figure 1: Summary of natural capital elements and pathways captured in the anal. [...] To assess the quality of a habitat, the biodiversity metric incorporates information on the type of habitat, the condition of the habitat and its strategic significance. [...] The summary graphic shows that further mitigations were required within the Second National Infrastructure assessment for the impact of transport and waste on biodiversity and for the 6 Natural Capital in the Second National Infrastructure Assessment flood, transport and water sectors in relation to water quality. [...] In the Second National Infrastructure Assessment, the Commission also 16 Natural Capital in the Second National Infrastructure Assessment recommends that the water industry considers opportunities to improve environmental water quality in the maintenance, renewal and operation of water and wastewater assets.