Decarbonising buildings is an essential element for the net-zero emission transition as they account for nearly 40% of global energy-related CO2 emissions. The 2020-2030 decade is critical for accelerating action to fully capture the decarbonisation potential of buildings.
However, implementing sustainability measures ‘behind the front doors’ requires a meticulous approach taking into account social and local aspects of the challenge. The OECD programme on Decarbonising Buildings in Cities and Regions aims to help both national and subnational government policymakers to establish comprehensive and robust policies in decarbonising buidlings.
OECD is co-hosting a Sustainable Buildings Roundtable annually inviting government officials from countries and cities. This roundtable aims to share different challenges and experiences of each country and city in decarboinsing buildings and discuss ways to scale up and to speed up the decarbonisation of buildings in cities and regions.