COP28: A Breakthrough for the Sector In Focus: GBC Leadership Action Building Resilience Across the Value Chain Towards Decarbonisation We Invite You to Join Us Foreword Cristina Gamboa CEO, WorldGBC The sixth assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a ‘final reminder’ that the global community urgently needs to mobilise and scale available solutions to deliver a decarbonised, sustainable and resilient future. The report states that demand-side measures can reduce emissions in the building and construction sector by up to 66% by 2050, compared to baseline scenarios. 80% of countries now refer to buildings as part of their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) action plans, compared to around 69% in 2020. However, only 26% of countries have mandatory codes for the entire building sector, and those that do exist often do not align with the UNFCCC Human Settlements Climate Action Pathway, meaning action for decarbonisation of the built environment is not happening at the scale and speed needed to halve emissions by 2030. The Advancing Net Zero (ANZ) programme from World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is is making critical steps towards total sector decarbonisation. This report once again highlights the game changing achievements from the pioneering work of our Green Building Councils (GBCs), programme partners and Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment signatories, who are driving solutions and demonstrating that industry is ready for bolder ambition. A key driver of Advancing Net Zero and its mission to raise the bar for industry climate action, is through WorldGBC’s involvement at the UN’s Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP). In collaboration with the #BuildingToCOP Coalition, and delegates of several Green Building Councils, at COP27 we shared existing solutions to advance energy efficiency, adaptation, and resilience, reduce embodied carbon, and to work in harmony with nature-based solutions. In the run up to COP28 in Dubai, UAE, the world’s first Global Stocktake year should serve as a call to action for governments to reflect on how their actions and policies will help them achieve the goals they are signed up to under the Paris Agreement. We know that the solutions exist for a decarbonised future; and our network is ready to support industry and government to ensure that pledges, commitments and promises are turned into action that is delivering the change our world demands. 3
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