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developing a developing a sustainable path sustainable path to mitigating to mitigating climate changeclimate change
Green Building
Byron Pedler
‘‘Buildings’ sector has greatest potential to Buildings’ sector has greatest potential to contribute to climate change mitigationcontribute to climate change mitigation
Note: estimates do not include non-technical options, such as lifestyle changes.
Mitigation Technologies and PracticesMitigation Technologies and Practices
Currently Available:Currently Available:Efficient and natural lighting; more efficient electrical Efficient and natural lighting; more efficient electrical appliances; improved cook stoves; passive and active solar appliances; improved cook stoves; passive and active solar design for heating and cooling. design for heating and cooling.
Expected availability by 2030:Expected availability by 2030:Integrated design of commercial buildings; intelligent meters Integrated design of commercial buildings; intelligent meters to provide feedback and control; integrated solar PV in to provide feedback and control; integrated solar PV in buildings.buildings.
• By 2030, about 30% of projected GHG emissions can be By 2030, about 30% of projected GHG emissions can be avoided with avoided with net economic benefitnet economic benefit
• Current barriers: availability of technologies, financing, Current barriers: availability of technologies, financing, cost of reliable information and limitations in building cost of reliable information and limitations in building designsdesigns
Sustainable development and climate Sustainable development and climate change mitigation mutually reinforcingchange mitigation mutually reinforcing
• Climate mitigation alone:Climate mitigation alone: difficult and expensive to achieve low difficult and expensive to achieve low stabilization COstabilization CO22 emissions targets along high emissions targets along high emissions development paths.emissions development paths.
• Sustainable development—Low emissionsSustainable development—Low emissions::closer toward achieving low stabilization levels closer toward achieving low stabilization levels even before including climate policy.even before including climate policy.
Development path as important as Development path as important as specific climate mitigation policiesspecific climate mitigation policies
Development path with HIGH
base emissions
Development path with LOW
emissions
from climate to development policy
from global agreement to local action
from government to governanceStateAll participants (state, market, civil society)
International negotiations
Local and sector actions
“Climate first” “Development first”
Broadening Climate Policies
(Mitigation and Adaptation)
ConclusionsConclusions
• Mainstreaming climate mitigation in development Mainstreaming climate mitigation in development decisions with climate consequences is essential for a decisions with climate consequences is essential for a low-emissions path to emergelow-emissions path to emerge
• All entities – state, markets, and civil society –at all levels All entities – state, markets, and civil society –at all levels need to participate in the mainstreaming process need to participate in the mainstreaming process
– National, state, and local governments, National, state, and local governments, – Oranized and unorganized industry, Oranized and unorganized industry, – Non-governmental organizations, and Non-governmental organizations, and – General publicGeneral public
