WorldGBC Advancing Net Zero Status Report 2022 Advancing Net Zero in Colombia: Roadmap to net zero Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, joined the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) network in 2016 and started a programme to improve the city’s energy efficiency. Through a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant, World Resources Institute (WRI) was selected as a global implementing partner and Colombia GBC as a local implementing partner. The city received technical and financial assistance to develop an energy code that it adopted as a regulation in 2019, followed by a measurement, reporting and verification system to track progress. In 2018 Cali and Montería also joined the BEA network and received assistance from Partnering for Green Growth (P4G) to expand the work from Bogotá to these cities that resulted in local energy codes. In 2020 Colombia GBC joined the WorldGBC’s global Advancing Net Zero programme and made a commitment to guide the construction industry in a road to net zero, advocating not only at the private level, but the public sector too. As a result of the work of the BEA programme in the country and based on the commitment of the national government to advance to net zero, the country was selected to receive assistance from the Zero Carbon Building Accelerator. In April 2021, Colombia GBC launched its project with its main objective to develop a national level net zero carbon roadmap for Colombia. The outlined objectives at a subnational level supported developing Bogotá and Cali with specific action plans for zero carbon buildings. In order to enhance the governance of the project, a national advisory committee was formed. It is led by the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Housing, the Ministry of Energy, the Department of National Planning (national government), the Departments of Planning of Bogotá and Cali (local governments), and CAMACOL (Construction Colombian Chamber) and Colombia GBC (private sector). In addition to the advisory committee, an expert group was formed to bring together the knowledge and experience of the entire value chain and stakeholders from the building industry of the country. With over 300 participants PAGE 60
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