General
Name of initiative
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Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN)
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LPAA initiative
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No
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NAZCA Initiative
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No
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Website address
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http://www.gbpn.org/
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Related initiatives
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Starting year
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2011
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End year
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Secretariat
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Global Centre for GBPN , 51 rue Sainte Anne, 75002 Paris, France, e-mail: info@gbpn.org
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Organisational structure
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Thee GBPN was launched by the Climate Works Foundation and is globally organised and regionally focussed with 4 regional hubs: GBPN Beijing Office in China, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation New Delhi www.shaktifoundation.org in India, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) Brussels www.bpie.eu in Europe, and Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) Washington www.imt.org in the US.
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Geographical coverage
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Global
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Name of lead organisation
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ClimateWorks Foundation
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Type of lead organisation
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Network/Consortium/Partnership
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Location/Nationality of lead organisation
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France
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Description
Description
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The GBPN, by the Climate Works Foundation, GBPN carries out research and distributes the knowledge to diverse key stakeholders in energy performance in buildings to capture the economic, technical potential of energy performance in buildings. Updated September 2016.
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Objectives
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To provide intelligence to optimize building energy policies and accelerate net zero energy
or positive energy for new buildings, deep renovation for existing buildings, and integrated renewables.
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Activities
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Between 12 and 14 of September 2018, the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco will bring together leaders and experts from around the world to celebrate achievements in the climate agenda and set more ambitious climate mitigation goals for the future. The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) and the Global Building Performance Network(GBPN) are taking this opportunity to gather stakeholders in sustainable buildings and construction to meet and learn about how local governments are driving zero-emission, efficient and resilient building and construction sectors.
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One or two success stories achieved
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Monitoring and Impacts
Function of initiative
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Technical dialogue, Capacity building, Political dialogue
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Activity of initiative
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Knowledge production and innovation, Training and education, Policy planning and recommendations, Knowledge dissemination and exchange
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Indicators
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Goals
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This Initiative aims at a reduction in global emissions from buildings of 25% below baseline in 2020.
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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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GBPN Brochure at: http://www.gbpn.org/sites/default/files/gbpn%20brochure_15.7.14.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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13
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Companies
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0
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Business organisations
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4
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The hubs/partners in GBPN are: Energy Foundation China, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, Institute for Market Transformation in US.
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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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0
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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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9
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) is member of GBPN Strategic Advisory Group and project expert groups, The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): the GBPN is official Observer to the Convention & contributing author to IPCC AR5, The United Nation's Environment Programme's Sustainable Building and Climate Initiative (UNEP-SBCI): the GBPN is a member of UNEP-SBCI, The World Bank – ESMAP program: we partner in the City Energy Efficiency Transformation Initiative, The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD): Energy Efficiency in Buildings program, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group: we are Technical Advisor for the Private Sector Buildings Energy Efficiency Network, MOHURD – Chinese Ministry of Housing & Urban and Rural Development: we support with international exchange of best practices and analytics of Chinese building energy performance policies, CANGO – China Association for NGO Assistance: capacity building, best-practices sharing and knowledge exchange on sustainable buildings to Chinese industry and government agencies including NDRC, The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP): we are partner of the Positive Energy Buildings Initiative
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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: 7 April 2022 11:33:54
Not only have national states as participators