Architecture 2030 @ COP28

    COP28, the UN’s annual climate summit, will be hosted by the UAE November 30 through December 12. Governments can’t meet aggressive global carbon reduction targets without the built environment. Architecture 2030 urges all parties to the Paris Climate Agreement to include high-impact building-sector strategies and targets in their national commitments. Built solutions – pockets of the future in the present – prove greater ambition is possible.

    Architecture 2030 Programs at COP28

    Exhibit | Buildings and Infrastructure as Core Climate Solutions
    Friday-Sunday 1-3 December Booth 6, Blue Zone

    Market Transformation Activation – Preparing for Paris 2024
    Session information and live stream here
    Tuesday 2 December 16:00 – 17:00 Buildings Pavilion, Blue Zone

    Enabling Circularity in the Built Environment
    Recording here
    Tuesday 5 December 15:00 – 16:00 Buildings Pavilion, Blue Zone

    Driving Higher Education for Global Action
    Live stream here
    Tuesday 5 December 14:30 – 15:30 Thailand Pavilion, Blue Zone

    Enhancing Urban Water Resilience through Nature Based Solutions in Public Places
    Session information and register here
    Tuesday 5 December 15:30-17:00 Water Pavilion, Blue Zone

    Scaling Up Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Environments
    Session recording here
    Wednesday 6 December 13:15 – 14:15 IUCN Pavilion, Blue Zone

    Fifth Industrial Revolution & Closing the Carbon Loop
    Session information and live stream here
    Wednesday 6 December 15:00 – 16:30 Buildings Pavilion, Blue Zone

    Nature-Based Solutions in the Built Environment
    Live stream here
    Wednesday 6 December 16:00 – 17:00 Thailand Pavilion, Blue Zone

    Nature-Based Solutions & the Built Environment: Designing for Resilience, Drawdown & Biodiversity
    Join live stream and view recorded program
    Friday 8 December 16:00 – 17:00 UN Side Event, SE Room 9, Blue Zone

    Urgency, challenges, and political recommendations to reduce CO 2 emissions from the built environment
    Saturday 9 December 14:00 – 15:00 Danish Pavilion, Blue Zone

    Footprint & Handprint: Building at the Nexus of Culture, Economy and Climate
    Live stream here
    Sunday 10 December 15:30 – 16:30 Thailand Pavilion, Blue Zone

    *Click here for more information about these event.

    COP28 Reports

    Architecture 2030’s COP28 Wrap-Up

    COP28 ended in Dubai last week, with significant implications for buildings, cities and the planet. While the eyes of the world were on the wording around fossil fuels, COP’s impacts can’t be boiled down to a few lines of text.
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    COP28: A Report Card

    Better than expected, but not ideal. That's the news on fossil fuels, and everything COP28. The real action starts now.
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    We must get out of the fossil fuel business

    A Statement from the Architecture 2030 COP28 Delegation
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    COP28: Considering the Built Environment and Food, Agriculture, and Water | Prem Sundharam

    The built environment, at all scales, is deeply connected to food, agriculture, and water.
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    COP 28: Stepping Towards Decarbonization | Chris Hardy

    We have to challenge how we think about development, appreciating that every act of construction has emissions. 
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    COP28: The Infrastructure Opportunity | Lauren Alger

    It is time to turn our attention to the emissions and climate impacts of our infrastructure.
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    COP28: Why We Need Radical Change and Just Transition | Anica Landreneau

    The planet is speaking in ALL CAPS. Are we listening?
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    COP28: How I’m making sense of the UN Climate Summit | Lisa Richmond

    As you read the headlines and contemplate our changing climate, here are some things to keep in mind.
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    COP28: Nature-based cooling, building emissions, and human health | Pablo La Roche

    A passively cooled building will work like an air conditioner and harness natural forces.
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    COP28: Local Advocacy Accelerates Climate Action | Julie Hiromoto

    Local leaders understand climate risks and are accountable to their communities.
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    Exploring Architecture 2030’s COP28 Themes

    Take a deeper dive into this year’s COP28 priority themes with four recently published articles.
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    Architecture 2030 COP28 Delegation

    Architecture 2030 has been hard at work developing our COP28 messaging, forging new partnerships, selecting delegates and putting together an impressive list of subject matter experts for potential UN participation.
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    Decarbonizing the Built Environment, Deeper and Wider

    Architecture 2030 delegates are gearing up to attend COP28 in Dubai this November, planning messaging for the world stage focused on Decarbonizing the Built Environment, Deeper and Wider.
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