At COP30, GlobalABC and the World Green Building Council convened representatives from government, the private sector, and international organisations to discuss the critical role of national decarbonisation roadmaps are driving aligned action at national and subnational levels. The session highlighted progress in countries including Bangladesh and Senegal, where roadmaps are providing strategic frameworks for implementation.
Global Commitment and Impact
Buildings and Construction decarbonization roadmaps were selected by the COP Presidency and High-Level Climate Champions as a COP30 Plans to Accelerate Solutions (PAS) underscoring the power of this initiative to deliver real and impactful change. Indeed, the 60 countries that adopted the Declaration de Chaillot have committed to developing and implementing national roadmaps for decarbonised and climate-resilient buildings supported by clear actions, timelines, and enabling policies. Since the launch of the Global and Regional Roadmaps for Buildings and Construction in 2020, over 32 countries have developed roadmaps demonstrating the expanding demand for structured decarbonization frameworks.
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Session Speakers & Voices from the Field
Session speakers included Hongpeng Lei, Chief of the Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Division, (UNEP), Cristina Gamboa (WorldGBC), Lea Ranalder (UN-Habitat), Libasse Ba (National Climate Change Committee of Senegal), Sean Kidney (Climate Bonds), Caroline Ray (Arup), Martin Baier (Siemens Smart Infrastructure), Audrey Nugent (WorldGBC), Shawkat Mirza (Department of Environment, Bangladesh), Matthew Black (WorldGBC).
As Shawkat Mirza noted: "We are counting on UNEP and UNOPS support to continue the roadmaps effort and implement for Bangladesh in order to achieve buildings decarbonation. We incorporated energy efficiency principles into our NDC and organized capacity building activities to prepare stakeholders."
Climate Action Roadmaps align market, policy, and finance forces to translate climate commitments into measurable action. In 2024, GlobalABC launched a step-by-step guide—co-developed with UNEP, UNOPS, and UN-Habitat—to support countries in developing roadmaps.
About Climate Action Roadmaps
GlobalABC's Climate Action Roadmaps for Buildings and Construction developed in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and UNEP, align market, policy, and finance forces to translate climate commitments into measurable action. They are a flagship product of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, designed to bring all stakeholders together to agree on pathways with specific actions, timelines, and ambitious targets to reduce operational and embedded carbon emissions while increasing resilience, inclusion, and wellbeing in the built environment.
In 2024, GlobalABC launched a step-by-step guide—co-developed with UNEP, UNOPS, and UN-Habitat—to support countries in developing roadmaps.
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