General
Name of initiative
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Building Efficiency Accelerator
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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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http://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/
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Related initiatives
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Starting year
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2014
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End year
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Secretariat
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World Resources Institute (WRI):
Emma Stewart, emma.stewart@wri.org;
Debbie Weyl, debbie.weyl@wri.org
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Organisational structure
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The project is governed by a steering committee of representatives of the partner organizations and businesses. Global management is coordinated through the World Resources Institute, which is also the executing agency for the GEF grant administered through UNEP. Implementation is through thematic work groups, program support teams and regional leads and city leads as described below.
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Geographical coverage
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Global
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Name of lead organisation
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World Resources Institute (WRI)
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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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United States of America
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Description
Description
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A global network of businesses, NGOs and international organizations, in collaboration with civil society and sub-national government leaders, will provide tools, expertise, technical capabilities and financial support to help accelerate building efficiency policy and project initiatives.
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Objectives
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Sub-national governments will make a commitment to double the rate of building energy efficiency by 2030 in targeted sectors within their jurisdiction.
Subnational strategies are the primary focus of the BEA. All cities/subnational governments that join the BEA required to do three things: implement a policy, implement a demonstration project, and track their progress. We assist the city in identifying actions to fulfill these commitments and help them to plan for and implement them.
Additionally, we engage national level policy makers in BEA engagements to bring their expertise to the cities, and also to co-create with them models of implementation that once demonstrated locally can be adapted and scaled nationally through NDCs or other mechanisms.
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Activities
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In addition to the above goal, sub-national governments will also commit to implement one enabling policy and one demonstration project. The final elements of the commitment include creating a baseline of building energy efficiency performance, agreeing to track and report annual progress, and participating in the partnership to share experiences and best practices with other governments.
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One or two success stories achieved
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In Mexico City, a new building energy code has been put in place and audits of municipal buildings are underway. Bogotá will integrate the energy and water saving goals of Colombia’s national building efficiency code into the city’s master plan. The new policy is expected to reduce energy and water use in new buildings by 20 percent and 30 percent, respectively, when fully implemented.
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Monitoring and Impacts
Sustainable Development Impact:
Function of initiative
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Technical dialogue, Political dialogue, Implementation
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Activity of initiative
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Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Norms and standard setting, Goal setting (ex-ante)
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Indicators
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Knowledge dissemination and exchange — Presentations heldYear | 2017 | 2018 |
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Value (#) | 21 | 12 |
Knowledge dissemination and exchange — Workshops and meetings for exchanging the knowledgeYear | 2017 | 2018 |
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Value (#) | 27 | 24 |
Goal setting (ex-ante) — Total MitigationYear | 2030 |
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Value (MtCO2e/yr) | 8,3 |
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Goals
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By 2030, all new buildings are highly-efficient and zero-carbon. By 2050, all buildings are highly-efficient and zero-carbon. Contribute toward the targets for SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) and achievement of national climate commitments (NDCs). Expand the network to include new city and national government partnerships. Strengthen private sector engagement. Improve coordination between national and local policies and actions.
We have a detailed work plan in the 1-2 year timeframe. In the longer term, we have a general roadmap, process and theory of change to achieve energy efficiency results to 2030.
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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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The 37 current city/subnational partners to the BEA have made progress in prioritizing policies, projects, and methods of tracking progress for building efficiency actions. Many subnational partners have also begun engaging local stakeholders in this prioritization process.
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How are you tracking progress of your initiative
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The BEA is tracking outputs of the partnership and their impacts (publications, work plans, analyses, workshops, webinars, newsletters and their impacts) as well as outcomes from on-the-ground actions in partner municipalities. The BEA partnership has also created a city-level action tracking methodology to help partner municipalities track and report their progress on building efficiency.
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Available reporting
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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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78
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Companies
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13
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Accenture (Ireland),Alstom (USA),The Carbon Trust (United Kingdom),China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (China),Danfoss (Denmark),Green Generation Solutions (USA),Ingersoll Rand (Ireland),Johnson Controls (USA),Philips (Netherlands),Saint-Gobain (France),Schneider Electric (Germany),TECNALIA (Spain).
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Business organisations
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20
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100 Resilient Cities (USA), Architecture 2030 (USA), Buildings Performance Institute Europe (Belgium), Business Council for Sustainable Energy (USA), Clean Energy Solutions Center (USA), Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (Denmark), Global Buildings Performance Network (France), Global Green Growth Forum (South Korea), International Finance Corporation – EDGE (USA), Investor Confidence Project (USA), National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL (USA), UN Development Programme (USA), United Nations Foundation (USA), US Green Building Council (USA), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (USA), World Green Building Council (USA)
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Research and educational organisations
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0
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Non-governmental organisations
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2
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World Resources Institute - WRI (USA), Natural Resources Defense Council - NDRC (USA).
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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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2
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Campeche (Mexico), Jalisco State (Mexico).
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City / municipal actors
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39
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Aburrá Valley Region and Municipality of Medellín (Colombia), Accra (Ghana), Alba Iulia (Romania), Belén (Costa Rica), Belgrade (Serbia), Bogotá (Colombia), Bucharest-District 3 (Romania), Cali (Colombia), Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (India), Comayagua (Honduras), Da Nang City (Vietnam), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Eskişehir (Turkey), Gabrovo (Bulgaria), Guatemala City (Guatemala), Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Malaysia), Kisii County (Kenya), Kochi (India), KwaDukuza (South Africa), Mandaluyong (Philippines), Mérida (Mexico), Mexico City (Mexico), Milwaukee (USA), Montería (Colombia), Msunduzi (South Africa), Nagpur (India), Nairobi City County (Kenya), Pasig (Philippines), Porto Alegre (Brasil), Rajkot Municipal Corporation (India), Riga Municipal Agency (Latvia), Santa Rosa (Philippines), Science City of Muñoz (Philippines), Shanghai Changning District (China), Shimla Municipal Corporation (India), Sonora State (Mexico), Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (South Africa), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Warsaw (Poland).
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Intergovernmental organisations
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1
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Global Environment Facility (USA), International Energy Agency (France), UN Environment Programme (Kenya)
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Financial Institutions
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1
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World Bank (USA)
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Faith based organisations
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0
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Other members
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0
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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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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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Last update: 27 April 2022 13:19:32
Not only have national states as participators