Below is a detailed summary of the sessions in which BPIE’s director, Oliver Rapf, will participate:

• The decarbonisation journey of buildings & construction – How far have we come? A global perspective on progress and delays (LIVESTREAMED), on 4 December at 13:40 – 14:14 GST. This session will present latest data and analysis about the buildings sector’s alignment with the Paris Agreement from the special edition of the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction. The presentation will include an update on the global Buildings Climate Tracker and will share latest analysis of key indicators which are shedding a light on the mitigation efforts implemented by government and the private sector.

• Drivers of decarbonisation: transformation, trends, and levers in the buildings sector (LIVESTREAMED), on 5 December at 11:30 – 13:00 GST. Join the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) at the COP28 Buildings Pavilion where they will introduce the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market: State of Decarbonization 2023 report in partnership with Arup. This report is the first to bring together key data on this sector and the mechanisms for reducing buildings’ carbon emissions in one place, and it offers thought-provoking data on disparities in progress pointing to the need for place-based strategies.

• Building to Paris: near zero emission and resilient buildings for all, on 5 December, on 5 December at 18:30 – 20:00 GST. This event aims to shed light on the decarbonisation and climate adaptation of the building sector as key components of a climate policy able also to deliver future-proof living spaces, and to announce the organization of the first Buildings and Climate Global Forum and disclose its goals.

• Sustainable and climate-friendly reconstruction of built environment after conflicts and disasters, on 6 December at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm GST. In this COP 28 side event, international and Ukrainian experts will discuss frameworks, technologies, policies, and practical steps toward a sustainable reconstruction of infrastructure and the built environment after conflicts and disasters. Speakers will discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during reconstruction to avoid unnecessary climate impacts and share experience in planning reconstruction on national and city levels.

This year’s COP edition will also see the launch of the Buildings Breakthrough initiative, a platform to accelerate climate action on building, which will take place on 6 December, 12:30-14:15 GST in Al Waha Theatre, Blue Zone, Presidency Space.

Find all the buildings related events here.