The built environment – buildings, infrastructure and cities – impacts everyone, and everywhere. Its potential to support decarbonisation efforts and benefit citizens, wherever they are in the world, must not be underestimated.

The BuildingToCOP coalition brings together leaders from across the sector who are promoting the built environment’s potential in accelerating the transition to a healthy, safe and resilient net zero future.

BuildingToCOP’s members are united by a single mission – to ensure the built environment is at the forefront of international climate dialogues and secure its recognitionin global decision making as an affordable, achievable, and essential solution.

It will be impossible to achieve our sustainability goals unless the vast potential of the built environment is unlocked.

We have the blueprints of how cities and buildings globally can adapt and mitigate against climate change. Now is the time for new policy and increased provision of capital which can accelerate the pace and scale of sustainable, equitable progress.

“Buildings are the fabric of our cities, generating one-third of global CO2 emissions, yet they are not on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals. The sector holds immense untapped potential - providing 40% of the solutions needed to double energy intensity improvements while enhancing lives for everyone, everywhere.”

• Protecting communities – Resilient buildings shield people from floods, extreme heat, and intensifying storms.
• Cutting energy costs - Energy-efficiency renovations can lower household energy bills by up to 25%.
• Creating good, green jobs - Clean construction will generate more jobs than business-as-usual.
• Driving economic growth - Greener buildings represent a $1.8 trillion global market opportunity by 2030.