Buildings Showdown

UNFCCC Climate Action Hub

10:00 - 10:40 (EET) This ‘game show’ will focus on educating the audience on building decarbonisation and the role buildings play in helping us reach our climate goals. Three buildingsContinue reading "Buildings Showdown"

THEMATIC SESSION: Building our Future – The potential of the buildings sector and building materials for a climate neutral world

Buildings Pavilion

10:30 - 12:00 (EET) The event will present first results of research projects focusing on buildings and building materials. Specific studies and topics to be touched upon are: 1) theContinue reading "THEMATIC SESSION: Building our Future – The potential of the buildings sector and building materials for a climate neutral world"

Energy Transition

Egyptian Pavilion

11:15 - 12:45 (EET)

Realizing Infrastructure’s Resilience Dividend: Essential insights for piloting, financing and delivering impact at scale

Resilience Hub

12:30 - 13:30 (EET) Few organizations or parts of the world have fully realized infrastructure’s “resilience dividend” through new regulations, capacity-building, and effective pricing of climate risk. This session willContinue reading "Realizing Infrastructure’s Resilience Dividend: Essential insights for piloting, financing and delivering impact at scale"

Cities, Real Estate and Decarbonisation

Green Zone Hall B

13:00 - 14:00 (EET) Given that more than 60% of carbon emissions within our cities typically comes from buildings, a growing number of city governments recognize that it’s time for action. Yet there is a significant gap between the policies enacted in municipalities, the impact of the real estate industry and the climate science thatContinue reading "Cities, Real Estate and Decarbonisation"

UNEP Global Status Report on Buildings

Denmark Pavilion

14:30 - 15:00 (EET) Presentation of the UN Global Building Alliance status report 2022 By Jonathan Duwyn, Programme Officer, Buildings and Construction, UNEP Moderator: Kurt Emil Eriksen, VELUX

Decarbonising Buildings: Data, Standards, Policies and Tools to Support a Life-Cycle Approach

Buildings Pavilion

14:30 - 15:30 (EET) In many communities buildings represent a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions—globally representing approximately 40 percent of energy related emissions. Initiatives are underway to reduce theseContinue reading "Decarbonising Buildings: Data, Standards, Policies and Tools to Support a Life-Cycle Approach"