Launch of the 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

Date: Tuesday 19th October 2021- Time: 15:00 – 15:45 CET

Registration link:

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

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 

• Kate Hughes, Director, International Climate Change, Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

•  Paola Valencia, Executive Secretary of Sustainable Construction, Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Chile

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