With buildings and construction making up 37% of energy-related CO2 emissions globally, the main event, on Saturday, 11 June, will focus on the sector’s critical role in enhancing climate action and reporting under the Paris Agreement. The event “Buildings & Construction: Understanding emissions, setting Paris-compatible targets and providing inputs to the ETF and the global stocktake, the event will take place at 4.45-6.15 PM in Room Kaminzimmer, at the World Conference Center, Bonn. The event will be open to all conference participants and will be webcast live. To watch the event live, go to the UN Climate Change YouTube Channel and click on the reminder button.

In the face of the climate emergency, the building and construction sector needs to assume a vital role in leading the shift to low-emissions and climate-resilient development. There is an urgent need to measure and report existing emissions and the actions implemented or planned to reduce them. A coherent, coordinated, and multilateral approach is needed across the value chain for a greater impact.

The recently published UNFCCC Buildings Monitoring Compendium supports developing countries in enhancing their knowledge on sectoral GHG emissions, emissions reduction target-setting and the design of mitigation and adaptation policies and measures to mitigate climate change and enhance resilience. The Compendium is a valuable tool developing countries can use to implement the Paris Agreement’s enhanced tranparency framework (ETF) and contribute to the global stocktake process.

The UNFCCC secretariat, PEEB and BPIE will present the Compendium to delegates and experts attending the UN Climate Conference in Bonn in person and remotely. At the event, country representatives and development banks will also share their experiences designing and supporting climate action in the building and construction sector.

In addition, the side event Supporting the Implementation of the MRV Arrangements and Enhanced Transparency Framework will showcase support opportunities available to developing country Parties through international partners, including financial resources from the GEF for national reporting. Speakers from the CEEW (Council on Energy, Environment and Water), GEIDCO (Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization), PEEB, GIZ Transport, BPIE, GEF (Global Environment Facility), as well as UNEP CCC will be present. The event will take place on June 9, 2022 at 1.15–2.45 PM. 

Updated information on the side events is available here.

TEMPTATIVE AGENDA

Duration	Segment	Speaker/s
2 min	Welcoming by moderator	Mariana Castaño Cano, PEEB
5 min	Remarks	Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Climate   Champion, Egypt (tbc)
5 min	Remarks	Stephane Crouzat, climate ambassador (France)
5 min	Global Status Report on Buildings and Construction Buildings on their way to COP27	Nora Steurer, GlobalABC
5 min	Importance of monitoring and understanding GHG emissions from buildings for climate action towards the Enhanced Transparency Framework and the Global Stocktake	Marlan Pillay, UNFCCC
15 min	UNFCCC Buildings Compendium presentation	Oliver Rapf, BPIE
20 min	Policy action in the building sector From targets-setting to actoin	COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES: Morocco, Ministry of Housing France, Régis Meyer Others (tbc)
10 min	Engaging development banks and the financial sector	Jérémy Bourgault, PEEB/AFD
10 min	Q-A
5 min	Summary and way forwards ahead COP27 Scaling up action	Elizabeth Chege, SEforAll