COP27: Watch Live Session on Urban Planning, 2030 Ambitions, & Net-Zero 2050

 

COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt brings together decision makers, and civil society from around the world to talk, and decide on climate-action

 
November 10, 2022 Egypt Energy & Waste Management
 

COP27: Watch Live Session on Urban Planning, 2030 Ambitions, & Net-Zero 2050
 

As countries deal with climate change and with cities expanding, millions more people will need adequate housing. This session will showcase how building codes, empowered participation, collaboration, and climate finance can boost the delivery of resilient, healthy, equitable and efficient buildings

The COP27 UN Climate Change Conference is being held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. This gathering is a vital opportunity to scale up commitments to deliver on the Paris Agreement and Glasgow Climate Pact. Watch this session that presented the Net Zero Urban Programme and invited broader participation to form a ‘coalition of the willing’ to determine how we can develop a framework for the future.

 

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