{"id":1397,"date":"2021-03-29T15:02:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T19:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecotocongroup.com\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:10:57","slug":"the-un-climate-action-summit-reducing-carbon-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecotocongroup.com\/blog\/the-un-climate-action-summit-reducing-carbon-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"The UN Climate Action Summit – Reducing Carbon Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2019 UN Climate Action Summit was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 23 September 2019. The target of the summit was to advance climate action for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the mean global temperature from rising by more than 1.5 degrees above preindustrial level. Sixty countries were expected to “announce steps to reduce emissions and support populations most vulnerable to the climate crisis” including France, a number of other European countries, small island countries and India. To increase pressure on political and economic actors for achieving the aims of the summit, a Global Climate Strike was held around the world on 20 September with over 4 million people in attendance.<\/p>\n

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The Zero Carbon Buildings for All Initiative<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The importance of zero carbon buildings (ZCB) to a sustainable future is clear. Buildings are responsible for nearly 30% of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, reducing energy demand in buildings also represents the most cost-effective way to tackle climate change and better buildings can add important co-benefits, like improving health and quality of life for residents and workers. The Zero Carbon Buildings for All Initiative, proposed for the 2019 UN Secretary-General\u2019s Climate Action Summit in New York, unites leaders across sectors in a strong international coalition to decarbonize the building sector and meet climate goals. Zero Carbon Buildings for All’s core components include securing commitments from two audiences:<\/p>\n