COP30 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion


Creating Resilient Communities with Sustainable Cooling, Better Buildings, and Smarter Materials
10–21 November 2025 | 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.


Join Us: Sponsor and Host a Session at the Buildings and Cooling Pavilion

Participants or members of GlobalABC/Cool Coalition can now:

  • Become a sponsor.
  • Submit proposals by 18 July 2025 to book a session of a full 90-minute event or a 30-minute pitch format, hosted in the morning or afternoon blocks.

Please note that you will receive feedback on your session proposal from August 2025 onwards. The GlobalABC and Cool Coalition will review all submissions and may propose adjustments regarding session date and time allocation, partner organizations, or the consolidation of similar proposals based on thematic alignment.

Become a GlobalABC or Cool Coalition member to engage in other strategic opportunities.


Webinar Series

Webinar 1 – Launching the Road to Belém: Action, Vision & Opportunities

26 June 2025, 16:00 CEST
Register

Held alongside the June Climate Meetings (SB62), the first webinar will introduce the Pavilion’s strategic framing and outline how sponsors and members can actively shape its success.


Webinar 2 – Sustainable Construction in Brazil: Bio-based Materials for a Living Amazon

22 July 2025, 16:00 CEST
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Our second webinar of the COP30 Webinar Series will explore how circular, sustainable, energy efficient, and resilient architecture for buildings to safeguard ecosystems and enhance a living Amazon. The session will also promote regenerative design and is aligned with the Action Agenda of COP30.


Webinar 3 – COP for Implementation: Designing the Pavilion Narrative

3 September 2025, 16:00 CEST
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Ahead of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), the third webinar will align partners on messaging, session formats, and coordination with the COP30 host country and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat.


Webinar 4 – From Ideas to Action: Confirming Contributions & Activating Campaigns

9 October 2025, 16:00 CEST
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Building on the release of the Global Cooling Watch 2025, this session will lock in Pavilion content and campaigns, confirming partner contributions and outlining the media and outreach strategy.


Webinar 5 – On the Ground in Belém: Final COP Briefing

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


Vision, Plans and Status


Priorities


Sessions Format


Provisional Layout

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.

 


Timeline

 


Accommodation

According to this official notice by the COP Presidency:

There will be more than 29,000 rooms and 55,000 beds available. Most of the options will be short-term rentals, totaling around 16,500 rooms and 25,000 beds. In addition, two cruise ships will be available for bookings by the end of June, totaling 3,882 cabins and around 6,000 beds. The Official Accommodation Platform is scheduled to launch later this month and will open with around 6,000 beds available in the first batch, which will be made available weekly.



Our Partners

 

 


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For more information please contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
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