COP30 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion
Creating Resilient Communities with Sustainable Cooling, Better Buildings, and Smarter Materials
10–21 November 2025 | International Code Council, PV-C82, Belém, Brazil (Blue Zone)
At the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), the UNEP Cool Coalition and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) are co-hosting the Buildings and Cooling Pavilion, a unified platform in the Blue Zone to spotlight the essential role of cooling and buildings in delivering on climate goals.
The Pavilion will bring together the full cooling and built environment value chain, serving as:
- a convening space for policymakers, businesses, and practitioners;
- a showcase of cutting-edge solutions and scalable implementation; and
- a hub for cross-sector collaboration, innovation, and ambition.
Programme Overview
14:00-15:30 | Session 1 Banking Pathways to Decarbonise the Built Environment: Role of Development Banks, Public, and Private Finance
16:00-17:30 | Unlocking Energy Efficiency with Smarter HVAC and Cooling
Morning (Time TBA) | GlobalABC Members on Affordable, Social and Sustainable Housing
Morning (Time TBA) | Where do we stand on Climate Action: Buildings Global Status Report and Emissions Gap Report
15:00-16:30 | Driving Sustainable Construction Forward: Pathways and Priority Actions for Transformative Change Across the Value-chain
17:00-18:00 | Opening of Bairro do Mutirão Urbano, Infraestrutura, Edifícios e Água
Morning (Time TBA) | Session 2 on Banking Pathways to Decarbonise the Built Environment: Role of Development Banks, Public, and Private Finance
Morning (Time TBA) | Driving Global Uptake of Established Climate Technologies and Solutions for Buildings
13:30-15:00 | Sustainable Public Procurement: Global Cooperation for a Resilient and Circular Future
09:30-10:30 | Advancing Sustainable Cold Chains with Natural Refrigerants
Morning (Time TBA) | Session on Retrofitting with Industry and Government Leaders
Afternoon (Time TBA) | Launch of GEF-8 EDinova Project: Promoting Zero-emission Buildings in Brazil through Climate Technologies and Policies
14:30-15:30 | Making Heat Pumps the New Normal for Clean Heating
Morning (Time TBA) | Greening the Cold Chain: The Next Step for Refrigerated Maritime Containers
Morning (Time TBA) | Charting the Research Agenda: Advancing Buildings, Construction, and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
11:00-12:00 | Enabling Cooling Implementation in South Europe and Beyond
14:30-15:30 | Aligning NDCs and National Cooling Action Plans for Climate-Resilient Development
09:00-10:30 | Arming Institutions and Practitioners with the Tools Needed to Achieve Green and Resilient Buildings
Afternoon (Time TBA) | Unlocking Subnational Finance for Green Sectoral Transformation: Building & Cooling Pathways
09:00-10:00 | Efficient Cooling and Ventilation for Comfort and Decarbonization
10:30-12:00 | Cooling Solutions for Extreme Heat
(Time TBA) | Session on Climate Action Roadmaps for Buildings and Construction
(Time TBA) | Session on Informality, Indigenous Knowledge, and African Heritage
(Time TBA) | Session on Nature-based Solutions
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Webinar Series
26 June 2025, 16:00 CEST
Held alongside the June Climate Meetings (SB62), the first webinar of the COP30 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion webinar series introduced the Pavilion’s strategic framing and outlined how sponsors and members can actively shape its success.
22 July 2025, 16:00 CEST
On 22 July, the second webinar of the COP30 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion webinar series explored how circular, sustainable, energy-efficient, and resilient architecture for buildings can safeguard ecosystems and enhance a living Amazon. The session also promoted regenerative design, aligned with the Action Agenda of COP30.
3 September 2025, 16:00 CEST
Held ahead of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), the third webinar aligned partners on messaging, session formats, and coordination with the COP30 host country and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat.
9 October 2025, 16:00 CEST
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Across the globe, communities are confronting the dual challenge of providing affordable housing—a human right that is central to the just transition, the SDGs, and the Paris Agreement—while ensuring resilience to climate and environmental risks. Echoing the upcoming Belém Call to Action of the Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate (ICBC), to be launched and endorsed at the ICBC Ministerial during COP30, built environment initiatives are already demonstrating how affordability and sustainability can go hand in hand to make housing a driver of ecological transition, social justice, and climate adaptation.
3 November 2025, 16:00 CET
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The last session of the series will inform both the Cool Coalition and GlobalABC communities what are the final expectations at COP30. UNEP will share the overview of activities to deliver progress on climate action as well as advances in the market transformation of the built environment. Finally, the final pavilion programme will be revealed as well as the ambitious agenda of the Global Cooling Pledge and ICBC Ministerials.
Overview of COP30 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion
- Sixth Letter from the Presidency
- Fifth Letter from the Presidency
- COP30 Announces Ambitious Thematic Days, Invites the World to Belém
- Fourth Letter from the Presidency
- Federal Government and Belém’s Property Sector Sign a Commitment to Good Practices for Property Offerings at COP30
- Third Letter from the Presidency
- COP30 Presidency calls on negotiators to accelerate agreements ahead of Belém Conference
- COP30 Presidency Announces 30 Special Envoys in Priority Sectors and Regions
- Second Letter from the COP30 Presidency
- Webinar Series Driving the COP30 Buildings and Cooling Agenda
- Join the COP30 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion: Where Climate Solutions Take Shape
- Cool Coalition Prepares for Historic COP30 in the Amazon
- First Letter from the President of COP30, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago
The COP30 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion in the Blue Zone will feature a 100 sqm space with livestreamed sessions, a dedicated meeting room, and a welcoming coffee corner for networking and informal discussions.
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