At COP30 the United Kingdom officially endorsed the World Championship for Energy Savings, a UN-backed energy “Olympics” rewarding the world’s best- performing buildings based on real, measured data. 

Together with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, we will celebrate the launch of the national UK energy league, alongside highlights of best- performing buildings and practices from initiatives led by the CIBSE, CUBE UK and UKGBC. 

The event is intended for leaders in buildings and energy to come together, learn about the initiative, and prepare to submit their buildings - Registration required.

Register for this event here.

Agenda

09:00 – Welcome, courtesy of Telefónica Tech 

09:10 – Opening remarks Dr Mélanie Jans-Singh, International Innovation Lead, Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy (SICE), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) 

09:20 – Introduction Hanane Hafraoui, Buildings and Cooling Unit, Sectoral Transformation Section, Climate Change Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 

09:30 – Presentation of the World Championship for Energy Savings & How to submit buildings John Creamer, Program Manager, A4MT, Technical Lead, World Championship for Energy Savings 

09:45 – Champion spotlight Case studies from leading UK building energy efficiency programmes (CUBE UK,, others TBC), 

10:45 – Closing remarks Cédric Borel, CEO, A4MT 11:00 – Informal networking, courtesy of Telefónica Tech

Speakers: 

Dr Mélanie Jans-Singh, International Innovation Lead, Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy (SICE), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

Hanane Hafraoui, Buildings and Cooling Unit, Sectoral Transformation Section, Climate Change Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Dr Julie Godefroy, Head of Net Zero Policy, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) 

Cédric Borel, CEO, Action for Market Transformation (A4MT)

Learn more about the World Championships of Energy Savings (WCES)