MULTILEVEL ACTION, URBANIZATION AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT / TRANSPORT
6 DEC
Tackling urban challenges.
This day’s agenda highlights solutions to transition to low-carbon and resilient-built environments and infrastructure, advancing circular waste systems, and promoting sustainable mobility and freight. The day will particularly look at action in urban areas, where population growth, economic activity and greenhouse gas emissions converge.
This day’s agenda highlights solutions to transition to low-carbon and resilient-built environments and infrastructure, advancing circular waste systems, and promoting sustainable mobility and freight. The day will particularly look at action in urban areas, where population growth, economic activity and greenhouse gas emissions converge.
Cities are responsible for 70% of greenhouse gas emissions today, but in many cases are now moving faster than national economies
The COP28 Presidency hosted only the second-ever ministerial on urban and climate, to tackle twin problems of the climate crisis and rapid urbanization
65 countries supported a Coalition for High Ambition Multi-Level Partnerships (CHAMP), to connect local and national-level climate action
The Local Climate Action Summit at COP28 raised $467 million for urban climate action, and welcomed more than 250 mayors
The Buildings Breakthrough initiative aimed to accelerate a transition to sustainable buildings by 2030, targeting near-zero emission and resilient buildings
The Road Transport Breakthrough aimed to convene and collaborate on rolling out zero emission vehicles by 2030