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COP28#BuildingsPavilion: Disrupting Climate Trends through Next-Generation Leadership: Advancing innovation, policy, and the workforce to meet ambitious goals for a more sustainable future for all
| 9:00-10:30 Gulf Standard Time (GST)

BUSINESS & BUILDINGS PAVILLION & ONLINE

Lead organisation(s): Trane Technologies

Format: Panel Discussion, Hybrid (In Person and Live Streamed)

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Description:

Incremental change has not created a clear path to maintaining global temperatures below 1.5C. A healthier and more sustainable world requires disruptive thinking: relentless innovation, transformative policies, and a workforce trained to achieve these ambitious goals. Transparent reporting, externally validated, credible, science-based emission targets and tangible progress are no longer a nice-to-have – they are a necessity.

The heating and cooling of buildings accounts for 15% of global emissions, stemming primarily from fossil fuel-based heating. To achieve global climate goals, the issue must - and can - be addressed at scale, with collective action taken to meet our climate goals for all. 

Speakers:

  • Moderator: Helen Walter-Terrinoni, Global Director of Climate Policy at Trane Technologies
  • Isaias Hernandez, Environmental Educator and Founder of QueerBrownVegan
  • Avipsa Mahapatra, Climate Campaign Director at the Environmental Investigation Agency
  • Meg Seki, Executive Secretary of the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Ozone Secretariat
  • Ryan Colker, Vice President of Innovation of the International Code Council

Agenda:


 

Timing 

Agenda item 

Speaker(s)

20 min

Welcome + Overview

Helen Walter-Terrinoni

60 min

Panelist Questions + Commentary

All

10 min

Wrap-Up + Key Takeaways

Helen Walter-Terrinoni

 
Topics:
Adaptation/Resilience
Building operations
Circularity
New buildings