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) exploring how to achieve zero carbon building commitments through facilitated policy dialogues with national and local governments, utilities, the private sector and civil society; 2) analyzing the social, environmental and economic costs and benefits of zero carbon building policies and investments to inform local government decisions; 3) working closely with national and local governments to develop and adopt policies and actions towards building decarbonization; 4) testing and sharing innovative methods for monitoring progress at the national and local levels; 5) developing business models for investing in zero carbon buildings with multilateral, national and local banks and in consultation with the private sector.

Activity period 2019–2021
Last CoAct update 2023
Web URL https://www.wri.org/initiatives/zero-carbon-building-accelerator
Output effectiveness
0.40
Accountability Index
0.45
Inclusiveness Index
0.32
Capacity Index
0.51
Num. actors 39
Functions Technical implementation, Standards and norms, Participatory management, Funding, Policy planning
SDGs 3 7 9 11 13 17
Themes human settlements, energy
Policy focus Mainly mitigation
Sectors Construction, Professional, scientific and technical activities
Implementation countries Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Kenya, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates (the), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the)
Target Target type
432 million tonnes CO2 avoided annually Emission reduction target
Raise 1 trillion USD in financing by 2030 Funding target

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