At COP29 this year, the GlobalABC is collaborating with the UNEP Cool Coalition to host a joint Buildings and Cooling Pavilion. This Pavilion aims to bring together the entire built environment value chain and the cooling community, creating a unified voice to drive building decarbonisation and resilience, while addressing the challenges of extreme heat and sustainable cooling.
Location
The COP29 Buildings + Cooling Pavilion is located inside the Blue Zone. The pavilion number is G10 and will have signage at the outside/entrance of the Pavilion
- Exact location: Area E, Delegation Pavilions, Buildings + Cooling Pavilion, International Code Council, G10 (see maps below).
- Discover your itinerary on the interactive map: Click here
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Programme
From 14 to 21 November, over 30 sessions and pitches will take place in the Pavilion, in line with the daily themes interconnected with the COP29 Presidency and Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action (MPGCA) agendas. All the events will be livestreamed.
This year, our tagline is "Building a Cooler Future". The Pavilion's daily themes and their related events are as follows. All event times are in Azerbaijan Time (UTC +4).
- 13 Nov
11:00-12:00 | Faith for Sustainable Buildings: A Spotlight on Greening Houses of Worship
- 14 Nov | Building A Cooler Future Through Climate Finance
10:30-11:00 | Building Bridges: Real-World Pathways to Solution Deployment
11:15-11:45 | Decarbonization of the Built Environment: Crafting Sustainable Futures
12:30-14:00 | Financing the transition of the real estate sector towards net-zero
14:30-15:30 | Investing in Innovative Solutions for the Built Environment
16:00-17:30 | Decarbonization of the Built Environment: Tools and Lessons Learnt from the Ground
- 15 Nov | Building a Cooler Future: Cooling Ministerial Day
9:15-10:45 | National Cooling Actions Plans (NCAPs): Delivering Climate-Friendly Cooling
12:00-12:40 | Deep Retrofit Models: A Global Perspective
13:00-14:30 | Keeping Communities Cool – Effective Interventions for Neighbourhoods and Buildings
15:00-15:30 | From holistic sustainability goals to practical building solutions
16:00-17:30 | District Cooling in the Global South: Delivering A Net-Zero Energy Future and Urban Heat Resilience
- 16 Nov | Building a Cooler Future Through Sustainable Innovation
9:00-9:45 | Empowering Energy Efficiency in The GCC Built Environment - Report launch
10:00-11:30 | Climate Action Roadmaps for Buildings and Construction: on the path for a low carbon and resilient built environment
13:00-14:30 | Adaptation is Everyone’s Business: Unlocking Key Initiatives Among Buildings & Construction Stakeholders
15:00-15:30 | Revolutionizing Heating and Cooling for Building Decarbonization
16:00-17:30 | Managing Refrigerant Banks for Cooler Future
- 18 Nov | Building a Cooler Future by Upskilling the Community
10:30-11:00 | What’s Next for ICBC: Advancing Global Cooperation on Buildings and Climate Post-Chaillot Declaration
11:30-13:00 | Accelerating the Built Environment Market Transformation
16:00-17:30 | Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)for sustainable and inclusive buildings and Cooling: Time for Bold Action
- 19 Nov | Building a Cooler Future: Cold Chains & Circularity in Buildings
9:30-11:00 | The Sufficiency Revolution: Ensuring a Just Transition through Indigenous Wisdom, Resilience and Human Rights
11:30-12:15 | Alignment of the Buildings Sector with Paris Agreement - A Global Status Stocktake of the Buildings and Construction Sector
14:30-16:00 | Circularity and Decarbonization of the Built Environment: Pathways to Net-Zero
15:00-16:00 | Sufficiency in the Building Sector: Report Findings and Future Perspectives (Online)
16:30-18:00 | Next steps on the pathway towards clean heating
Additional online event:
16:00-17:30 | Global Framework for Action: Harnessing sustainable and circular public procurement to drive demand for near-zero emissions and resilient buildings | REGISTER HERE
- 20 Nov | Building a Cooler Future: Built Environment Ministerial Day
10:00-11:30 | Financing the Adoption of Passive Cooling Strategies for a Cooler Future
11:00-12:30 (held outside of the pavilion) | High-Level Roundtable: Green Construction and Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Climate Resilience in Cities & Inaugural Ministerial Launch of the ICBC
12:00-12:30 | District Cooling: An Essential Player in Sustainable Urban Development and Global Decarbonisation
13:00-14:00 | Building a Sustainable Future: How Data Shapes Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment
14:30-16:30 | Buildings Climate Momentum: Milestones on Buildings Breakthrough, Declaration de Chaillot’s ICBC, and the Road to COP30
17:00-18:00 | Rethinking Our Cities: Leveraging Urban Planning and Design Solutions for Sustainable Buildings, Neighborhoods and Lifestyles
- 21 Nov | Building a Cooler Future Through Nature-Based Solutions
10:00-11:30 | Opportunities for Accelerated Action Through Multilevel Governance
12:00-12:30 | Transition to Low Carbon Buildings in Asia: Way Forward
13:00-14:30 | Transparency and comparability - the foundation for carbon assessment in buildings
15:00-15:30 | House of No Waste: Catalyzing Circular Solutions for a Zero-Emission Construction Sector
16:00-17:30 | Pathways to Nature-Positive Solutions: Integrating NbS into Urban Infrastructure Design
Trello board
Check out the COP29 Buildings + Cooling Pavilion Trello board for multimedia resources.
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