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← UNFCCC Official Side Events, Monday 9 November
Day 1 of COP31 · Food, Agriculture and Health day

Three-Quarters Unbuilt: Decarbonizing Infrastructure for 1.5°C

When
Monday 9 November, 16:45 to 18:15Antalya time
Where
UNFCCC Official Side EventsBlue Zone
Organised by
Architecture 2030 Inc., Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Topics
Buildings and coolingIndustry and manufacturing

Three-quarters of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 has yet to be built—a vast and largely unaddressed source of global emissions. This session convenes a global industry commitment, a shared measurement framework, and an infrastructure certification system to scale emissions reductions. Speakers: Speakers include senior leadership from global standards and certification bodies, host-country infrastructure and procurement specialists, and climate finance experts. Their expertise spans industry-wide commitments, whole-life carbon measurement, and certification linking performance to capital.