CoAct Database

Zero Carbon Building Accelerator

The Zero Carbon Building Accelerator builds on WRI’s success with the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) to bring new ambition and build on the lessons, expertise and resources of the BEA with a broader mandate to support decarbonizing the world’s buildings by 2050. The Zero Carbon Building Accelerator helps governments eliminate building sector CO2 emissions through five strategies:

1. Dialogue: We explore how to achieve zero carbon building commitments through facilitated policy dialogues with national and local governments, utilities, the private sector and civil society.

2. Assess: We analyze the social, environmental and economic costs and benefits of zero carbon building policies and investments to inform local government decisions.

3. Act: We work closely with national and local governments to develop and adopt policies and actions towards building decarbonization.

4. Monitor: We test and share innovative methods for monitoring progress at the national and local levels.

5. Invest: We develop business models for investing in zero carbon buildings with multilateral, national and local banks and in consultation with the private sector.