With buildings and construction making up 37% of energy-related CO2 emissions globally, the Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) and the UN Climate Change secretariat will host an event at COP27 to show the sector’s critical role in enhancing climate action and reporting under the Paris Agreement.
The event will take place at the PCCB Hub at the UNFCCC Pavilion and will be streamed live
In the face of the climate emergency, the building and construction sector needs to assume a vital role in leading the shift to low-emissions and climate-resilient development. So far, this sector is lagging. There is an urgent need to measure and report existing emissions and the actions implemented or planned to reduce them.
The recently published UNFCCC Buildings Monitoring Compendium supports developing countries in enhancing their knowledge on sectoral GHG emissions, emissions reduction target-setting and the design of mitigation and adaptation policies and measures. It supports countries to implement the Paris Agreement’s enhanced transparency framework (ETF) and contribute to the global stocktake process.
The UNFCCC secretariat and PEEB will discuss with experts and country representatives about their experiences in designing and supporting climate action in the building and construction sector.
UNFCCC COP27 events calendar link: Getting the Buildings Sector to Net Zero: Brick by Brick | UNFCCC
The event can be followed live here: Getting the Buildings Sector to Net Zero: Brick by Brick | UNFCCC
Agenda
Experts:
- Mariana Castaño Cano, PEEB (Moderator)
- Buildings & climate change: Anna Zinecker, PEEB/GIZ
- ETF and Global Stocktake in the context of NDCs and the SDGs: Marlan Pillay, UNFCCC
- Monitoring emissions from buildings for climate impact and mobilizing finance: Stefan Wehner, The Greenwerk
- Tunisia: Amira Gader, Chief Architect, Ministry of Health, Tunisia
- France: Yves-Laurent Sapoval, Ministry of Environment, France
