Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction
General
Name of initiative | Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (Global ABC) |
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LPAA initiative | Yes |
NAZCA Initiative | Yes |
Website address | www.globalabc.org |
Related initiatives | |
Starting year | 2015 |
End year | |
Secretariat | The GlobalABC Secretariat is based in UN Environment's Economy Division
1 Rue Miollis, Building VII 75015 Paris, France e-mail: global.abc@un.org |
Organisational structure | |
Geographical coverage | Global |
Name of lead organisation | UN Environment Economy Division Paris |
Type of lead organisation | International organisation |
Location/Nationality of lead organisation | France |
Description
Description | Launched at COP21, the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) is a voluntary partnership of national and local governments, inter-governmental organisations, businesses, associations, networks and think thanks committed to a common vision: A zero-emission, efficient and resilient buildings and construction sector. The GlobalABC functions as an umbrella or meta-platform – a network of networks – that brings together initiatives and actors focussing on the buildings and construction sector. The GlobalABC network currently includes 113 members, among which are 26 countries. |
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Objectives | The GlobalABC works towards a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector through:
• Advocating the buildings and construction sector’s potential and impact in climate mitigation and adaption, at high level events such as the Climate Conference of the Parties. • Tracking progress in the buildings and construction sector by issuing an annual Global Status Report that draws heavily on information provided by members of the GlobalABC. • Setting a joint framework to put the buildings and construction sector on a well-below 2°C degree path through developing a common vision and goals along with a timeline to reach goals (Global Roadmap). • Catalysing action and solutions, particularly supporting and accelerating Nationally Determined Contribution implementation, including developing and promoting targeted knowledge products that fill a gap. |
Activities | Annual Global Status Report on the status of the Buildings and Construction Sector
Global Roadmap of trends in the sector, strengthened and validated with an extensive regionalisation process. NDC Guidance Tool Buildings Day at each UNFCCC COP |
One or two success stories achieved |
Monitoring and Impacts
Function of initiative | Political dialogue, Technical dialogue |
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Activity of initiative | Awareness raising and outreach, Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Knowledge production and innovation, Policy planning and recommendations, Advocacy |
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How are you tracking progress of your initiative | |
Available reporting | We track global trends in the buildings and construction sector. Find our 2018 Global Status Report at: https://www.globalabc.org/uploads/media/default/0001/01/f64f6de67d55037cd9984cc29308f3609829797a.pdf
Global Roadmap Towards Low-GHG and Resilient Buildings: https://www.globalabc.org/uploads/media/default/0001/02/9ab4984b5d2e006ad533bca08257a43bdf974fa9.pdf A Guide for Incorporating Fundable Buildings Actions in the NDCs: https://www.globalabc.org/uploads/media/default/0001/02/67fea075bbb7a9dc8dd08f2ddb3ebc0f41df8a97.pdf |
Participants
Participants | Number | Names | ||||||||||
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Members | 79 | |||||||||||
Companies | 0 | |||||||||||
Business organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
Research and educational organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
National states | 0 | |||||||||||
Governmental actors | 29 | (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, (Ivory Coast) - 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, (France) - 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, (USA) - STATE OF CALIFORNIA, (SWEDEN) - MINISTRY OF ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION, DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND TRANSPORT, (Switzerland) - SWISS AGENCY FO DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION, (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 | ||||||||||
Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |||||||||||
City / municipal actors | 0 | |||||||||||
Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
Financial Institutions | 0 | |||||||||||
Faith based organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
Other members | 50 | ARCHITECTS' COUNCIL OF EUROPE (Belgium), ARCHITECTURE 2030 (USA), BROAD GROUP (United Kingdom), BROAD GROUP of China (China), BUILDINGS PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE EUROPE (Belgium), SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTRE FOR BUILDING (France), CLIMATE-KIC (Denmark), CONSTRUCTION21.ORG (France), COPENHAGEN CENTRE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY - C2E2 at UNEP DTU (Denmark), Danfoss (Denmark), GIZ (Germany), ENERGIES 2050 (France), EUROACE (Belgium), EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEDERATION (Belgium), Green Business Certification Inc. - GCBI (USA), ICLEI (Germany), Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable -IFDD (France), IEA (France), INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS (Belgium), INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR A SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (Canada), INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY COOPERATION (France), INTERNATIONAL PASSIVE HOUSE ASSOCIATION (Germany), IRENA (United Arab Emirates), INTERNATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (France), LAFARGEHOLCIM (Switzerland), Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (Australia), NUBIAN VAULT ASSOCIATION (France), OBSERVATOIRE DE L'IMMOBILIER DURABLE (France), RÉSEAU HABITAT ET FRANCOPHONIE - RHF (France), ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS (United Kingdom), ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (United Kingdom), SAINT-GOBAIN (France), SEKISUI HOUSE (Japan), SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL (Denmark), SWISS CONTACT (Switzerland), 10YFP SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME (Finland), TERI (India), RENOVATE EUROPE (France), THERMAFLEX INTERNATIONAL (Netherlands), TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT (Japan), UN Environment (Kenya), UN ENVIRONMENT FINANCE INITIATIVE (France), UN-HABITAT (Kenya), URBAN LAND INSTITUTE - ULI (USA), VELUX A/S (Denmark), VEOLIA (France), WARSAW (Poland), WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - WBCSD (Switzerland), WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (United Kingdom), WRI (USA). | ||||||||||
Supporting partners | 0 | |||||||||||
Number of members in the years |
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Have only national states as participators | No |
Theme
Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
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No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Not only have national states as participators