Launch of the 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

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Launch of the 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will host a media briefing with the authors of the 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR) and government representative from the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC).


The Buildings-GSR provides an annual snapshot of the progress of the buildings and construction sector on a global scale and reviewing the status of policies, finance, technologies, and solutions to monitor whether the sector is aligned with the Paris Agreement goals. This is the sixth edition of the Buildings‐GSR; more than 70 contributors and leading experts from around the world were involved in the publication. This year's report features a focus chapter on cooling and on whole life carbon in Europe. 

Speakers:

  • Martina Otto, Head of UNEP’s Cities Unit and of the GlobalABC Secretariat
  • Ian Hamilton, Professor, University College London Energy Institute, Executive Director, Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
  • Kanagaraj Ganesan, Cooling Expert, Cool Coalition
  • Paola Valencia, Executive Secretary of Sustainable Construction, Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Chile
  • Kate Hughes, Director, International Climate Change, Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Moderator: Terry Collins, Media Expert, Terry Collins & Associates

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To request for interviews or to receive advanced copies of the reports, press releases and other background documents under strict embargo prior to the briefing, please contact:

 

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8935863496pwd=V0IvY1k4Y1pkVW5MeGZkVTJBZUdmZz09

Passcode: build

Agenda

15:00-15:05 CET Opening:
Martina Otto, Head of UNEP’s Cities Unit and of the GlobalABC Secretariat

15:05-15:20 CET Presentation of key messages by the Buildings-GSR authors:
• Ian Hamilton, Professor, University College London Energy Institute, Executive Director, Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
• Kanagaraj Ganesan, Cooling Expert, Cool Coalition

15.20-15:25 CET

• Statement by Paola Valencia, Executive Secretary of Sustainable Construction, Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Chile
• Statement by Kate Hughes, Director, International Climate Change,
Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

15:25-15.45 CET Questions and Answers with press and attendees

 

Construction21 participated to this report by sharing case studies from the Green Solutions Awards.

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