General
Name of initiative
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Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (Global ABC)
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LPAA initiative
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Yes
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NAZCA Initiative
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Yes
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Website address
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www.globalabc.org
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Related initiatives
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Starting year
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2015
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End year
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Secretariat
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The GABC Secretariat is located at UN Environment's Economy Division
1 Rue Miollis, Building VII
75015 Paris, France
e-mail: global.abc@un.org;
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Organisational structure
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Geographical coverage
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Global
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Name of lead organisation
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UN Environment Economy Division Paris
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Type of lead organisation
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International organisation
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Location/Nationality of lead organisation
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France
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Description
Description
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This worldwide Alliance, to be launched at COP21 in Paris, aims at gathering countries, cities and public and private organizations of the building sector value chain, in order to scale up the implementation of ambitious actions towards the "below 2°C" pathway in buildings and construction sector.
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Objectives
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The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction will gather governments, businesses and civil society to spotlight the key role of their sector in implementing ambitious action to keep average global temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius and to highlight the need to speed up and scale up existing efforts.
Scale up climate actions by the building sector, raising awareness of progress made and new opportunities.
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Activities
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Information about the first “Buildings Day”, where this initiative was launched at COP21: http://www.passivhuscentrum.se/sites/default/files/faq_27-10-151.pdf
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One or two success stories achieved
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Monitoring and Impacts
Function of initiative
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Political dialogue, Technical dialogue
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Activity of initiative
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Awareness raising and outreach, Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Knowledge production and innovation, Policy planning and recommendations, Advocacy
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Indicators
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Goals
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Comments on indicators and goals
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How will goals be achieved
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Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
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Progress towards the goals
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How are you tracking progress of your initiative
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Available reporting
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An annual Global Status Report is produced. 2017 report at: https://www.globalabc.org/uploads/media/default/0001/01/35860b0b1bb31a8bcf2f6b0acd18841d8d00e1f6.pdf
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Participants
Participants
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Number
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Names
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Members
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79
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Companies
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0
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Business organisations
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0
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Research and educational organisations
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0
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Non-governmental organisations
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0
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National states
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0
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Governmental actors
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29
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ARGENTINA - MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ARMENIA - MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AUSTRIA - FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY ENVIRONMENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT, BRAZIL - MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, CAMEROON - MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CANADA - ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA, CÔTE D’IVOIRE - MINISTRY OF HEALTH ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, FINLAND - MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, FRANCE - MINISTRY OF ECOLOGICAL AND INCLUSIVE TRANSITION, FRANCE - MINISTRY OF TERRITORIAL EQUALITY, FRANCE - THE FRENCH ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, GERMANY - FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND ENERGY, India HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., JAPAN - MINISTRY OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM, MEXICO - SECRETARIAT OF AGRARIAN, LAND, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MONGOLIA - MINISTRY OF ROAD, TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION AND URAN DEVELOPMENT, MOROCCO- MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POLICIES, NORWAY - MINISTRY OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT, RUSSIA - MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING, AND UTILITIES, SENEGAL - MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SINGAPORE - BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SWEDEN - MINISTRY OF ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION, DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND TRANSPORT, SWISS AGENCY FO DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (SDC), TUNISIA - MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND SPATIAL PLANNING, UKRAINE - STATE AGENCY ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY SAVING, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DUBAI LAND DEPARTMENT, USA - US DEPARTEMENT OF ENERGY, VIETNAM - MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESSOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
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Regional / state / county actors
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0
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City / municipal actors
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0
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Intergovernmental organisations
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0
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Financial Institutions
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0
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Faith based organisations
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0
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Other members
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50
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ARCHITECTS' COUNCIL OF EUROPE, ARCHITECTURE 2030, BROAD GROUP, BROAD GROUP of China, BUILDINGS PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE EUROPE, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTRE FOR BUILDING, CLIMATE-KIC, CONSTRUCTION21.ORG, COPENHAGEN CENTRE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY (C2E2) - UNEP DTU, Danfoss, Germany GIZ, ENERGIES 2050, EUROACE, EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEDERATION, GCBI, ICLEI, IFDD, IEA, INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR A SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL PASSIVE HOUSE ASSOCIATION, IRENA, INTERNATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, LAFARGEHOLCIM, LOW CARBON LIVING CRC, NUBIAN VAULT ASSOCIATION, OBSERVATOIRE DE L'IMMOBILIER DURABLE, RÉSEAU HABITAT ET FRANCOPHONIE (RHF), ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS, ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS, SAINT-GOBAIN, SEKISUI HOUSE, SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PLAN, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL, SWISS CONTACT, 10YFP SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME (SBC), TERI THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE, RENOVATE EUROPE, THERMAFLEX INTERNATIONAL, TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT, UN Environment, UN ENVIRONMENT FINANCE INITIATIVE, UN-HABITAT, URBAN LAND INSTITUTE (ULI), VELUX A/S, VEOLIA, WARSAW, WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, WRI.
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Supporting partners
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0
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Number of members in the years
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Have only national states as participators
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No
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Theme
Transport
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Agriculture
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Forestry
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Business
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Financial institutions
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Buildings
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Industry
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Waste
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Cities and subnational governments
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Short Term Pollutants
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International maritime transport
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Energy Supply
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Fluorinated gases
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Energy efficiency
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Renewable energy
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Supply chain emission reductions
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Adaptation
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Other
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Resilience
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Innovation
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Energy Access and Efficiency
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Private Finance
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Last update: 10 March 2021 08:42:15
Not only have national states as participators