The upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, will be a key moment for buildings and climate action. The conclusion of the first Global Stocktake will amplify the message from the UNFCCC’s synthesis report: the international community is not on track to reach Paris Agreement goals.
PEEB and its partner organizations will be on the ground to highlight the crucial importance of the buildings sector for tackling the climate emergency and accelerating the energy transition. PEEB will join discussions to boost cooperation between countries and non-State actors to accelerate action on buildings.
Our new report on Buildings and the NDCs will be officially launched at the COP. It provides a broad and deep look on pledges for the sector, highlighting pathways to increase ambition. We will support the launch of the Buildings Breakthrough and a cement breakthrough that will call for increased cooperation and effective action to reap the climate and just transition benefits of acting on buildings.
Alongside our stakeholders in the buildings community, we look forward to raising the momentum for climate action on buildings even further, in preparation for the first Buildings and the Climate Global Forum, happening on 9-10 March 2024 in Paris.
The PEEB team on the ground in Dubai will share knowledge and experience, and will support its partners like the GlobalABC. For the third consecutive year, we will support the Buildings Pavilion and our team will participate in numerous events. Click the button for our full agenda and see when and where you can find us. You can also reach out atinfo@peeb.build. We are looking forward to it!
PEEB EVENTS AT COP28
Monday, 4 December, 10:30-12:00, RCREEE Pavilion
Cooperation is key to close the gap in finance for Energy Efficiency in the Mediterranean. Adequate financial tools are necessary to make energy efficient buildings attractive in the context of higher upfront costs and incipient business models. In this event, lessons learned from PEEB Med’s experience in policy advice, projec preparation, and financial instruments for sustainable buildings in the mediterranean will offer a examples of successful cooperation. PEEB will be joined by MeetMED’s account of succesful knowledge exchange in the resion, and local experts and authorities will contribute to the discussion.
Wednesday, 6 December, 09:30-11:00, French Pavilion (Zone B6 Building 84, Blue Zone) and online
Building a climate-friendly and resilient future for a sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region and West Africa: Mobilizing local construction value chain for decarbonization of buildings
Transforming the buildings and construction sector into a greener, more sustainable industry requires unwavering national commitments, substantial investments, and a robust foundation of capacity building. Moreover, it demands enhanced collaboration among all stakeholders. This event will gather stakeholders from different implementing and donor agencies to exchange lessons learnt in the implementation of sustainable buildings projects across the Mediterranean and West Africa. Different points in the value chain, such as sustainable materials and demolition and waste will be explored. PEEB will bring the project lifecycle perspective, sharing best practices on project preparation and access to international sources of finance. Representatives from PEEB’s implementing agencies AFD and GIZ, as well as from donors such as the EU, will be participate in PEEB’s section.
Wednesday, 6 December, 17:00-19:00, Meeting Room 36, Zone B2, Blue Zone, and online
Support available to developing countries for climate change reporting and first biannual transparency report
Monitoring, reporting, and verification are fundamental to achieving climate goals. Effective monitoring is a duty for UNFCCC member states under the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework. Bur more than that, monitoring allows countries to better understand the sources of emissions over the buildings lifecycle. A value chain approach is needed to monitoring the buildings sector’s emissions, and in many countries, the sources and magnitude of emissions from this sector are still unknown. To fill this gap, PEEB developed a Compendium on Greenhouse Gas Baselines and Monitoring in partnership with UNFCCC. During this event, our team will share lessons learnt from the development of the compendium, as well as from on the ground cooperation experience.
Sunday, 10 December, 17:00-18:00, NDC Partnership Pavilion (Zone B7, Building 88, Blue Zone) and online
From Targets to Action – Harnessing the transformative power of NDCs for buildings
Buildings and construction caused 37% of energy-related emissions in 2021. Countries are starting to address the issue at scale: almost all NDCs (87%) have measures on buildings, according to a new study by PEEB. Nevertheless, transformative implementation action on buildings is slow. The amount of financing that flows to buildings that are climate-friendly and resilient is currently insufficient. To discuss these findings and find ways forward, we will gather policy experts and industry leaders. The focus will be on making NDCs more apt at promoting climate action in the buildings sector, exploring national and international sources of funding that can be directed towards climate-friendly and resilient buildings.