Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2024-2025 - Key Messages

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorGlobal Alliance for Buildings and Construction
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-14T11:14:30Z
dc.date.available2025-03-14T11:14:30Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.date.submitted2025-03-14
dc.descriptionThe Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2024-2025, titled "Not just another brick in the wall," is published by the UN Environment Programme and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). This report provides a comprehensive overview of the global buildings and construction sector, drawing on the latest data to assess progress and challenges since the Paris Agreement in 2015. Buildings currently account for 32% of global energy use and contribute 34% of global CO2 emissions, with materials like cement and steel responsible for 18% of these emissions. Despite some policy successes, progress remains insufficient to meet Paris targets: energy intensity in the sector has only declined by 9.5% (short of the 18.2% goal), and CO2 emissions from building operations have risen by 5.4% instead of falling. The report highlights the urgent need to accelerate energy efficiency, expand renewable energy adoption, strengthen building codes, and increase investment to close the emissions gap and achieve climate goals.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47261
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number2 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.publisherGlobal Alliance for Buildings and Construction
dc.subjectbuilding
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectcarbon emission
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.titleGlobal Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2024-2025 - Key Messagesen
dc.typePolicy brief

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