The buildings and construction sector accounts for 21% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The climate impact of buildings is likely to increase in the coming decades due to rapid growth, especially in urban areas in the Global South. Yet, the buildings and construction sector is not on track to achieve decarbonization by 2050. It is therefore more urgent than ever to change the way humanity constructs and uses buildings.

The Buildings and Climate Global Forum will bring together ministers and high-level representatives of key organisations in an effort to spur the decarbonisation and resilience of the buildings sector. The event is the first of its kind and will follow up on progress made at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).  
 
Co-organised by France and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with the support of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), the forum will take place on 7-8^th March 2024 in Paris, France.  

The forum follows the successful launch of the Buildings Breakthrough at COP28. That initiative supported by 28 governments and the European Commission, among others, aspires to make near-zero-emission and resilient buildings the new normal by 2030.

The two-day Buildings and Climate Global Forum will be a unique opportunity for senior government officials and those in the buildings sector, along with other stakeholders, to discuss building decarbonisation and resilience.  

Over 800 participants are expected. CEO and ministerial roundtables, plenary meetings, solution exhibitions and pitches will provide participants with the opportunity to network and exchange ideas. Governments will be invited to endorse a framework for global efforts to achieve decarbonisation and climate change resilience in the buildings sector.