COP28: Action Starts Here
The built environment has a critical impact on the environment, which gives it a critical place at COP28.
So, as one of the hottest years on record draws to a close, the commencement of COP28 in Dubai brings an enhanced focus on the urgency for climate action, especially within our industry. ULI aims to support climate action across the built environment and highlight the critical role of COP within the Real Estate Sector.
This page is your essential guide to COP28, seen through ULI’s unique perspective. Explore key events to watch at COP28, and uncover various opportunities to engage with ULI initiatives for a more sustainable and resilient future. Our lineup of upcoming events, webinars, and a wealth of resources—including reports, courses, and books—are curated to enhance your understanding and involvement in these vital areas.
COP28 EVENTS TO WATCH
Saturday, December 2nd
- 4:00-5:30 pm GST: Architecture 2030 will have Lori Ferriss, AIA, PE speak at Market Transformation Activation at the Buildings Pavilion.
Monday, December 4th
- 8:30-12:30 pm GST: World Building Council for Sustainable Development COP28 Built Environment Market Transformation Workshop
- 11-12:00 pm GST: Global Cement and Concrete Association Panel: The Business Case for Sustainability in the Built Environment featuring Diane Hoskins.
Tuesday, December 5
- 10:00am-1:30 pm GST: IDEA District Cooling Conference
- 10am-7 pm GST: Energy Transition Change Makers
- 10:30am-11:30 am GST: Dis[CO2]very: Building a Net Zero Future Promoting the Demand for Low-Carbon Building Materials featuring Diane Hoskins.
- 11am-12 pm GST: State of Decarbonization Market Transformation and Operational Emissions in U.S. Commercial Real Estate
- 11:30-12:30 pm GST: Electrifying Cooking: A Just Journey Towards Net-Zero
- 4:00-5:00 pm GST: What is the Business Case for Sustainable Buildings, featuring Lisette Dorn.
Wednesday, December 6th
- 1:15-2:15 pm GST : Architecture 2030 will have Pamela Conrad and Lisa Richmond speak at Scaling Up Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Environments, IUCN Pavilion. Link for livestream (available day of event)
- 4:00-5:30 pm GST: The Built Environment: A Catalyst for a Real-World Response to the Global Stocktake
- 4:00pm-12 am GST: Buildings Breakthrough Official Launch: Unlocking an Action-Oriented Response to the Global Stocktake
- 6:00-6:45pm GST: Cities, Regions, and Urbanization/Transport: Reducing the emissions of cities through better building management and clean transport, featuring Diane Hoskins.
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Exclusively on Urban Land:
Bringing the Circular Economy to the Built Environment
How do we create more of a circular economy, particularly in the building sector, in an industry as materials- and energy-intensive as construction? Experts speaking at COP28 pointed to two ways: renovating more and using building materials with more recycled content. Learn more about potential solutions and approach discussed on the panel.
Exclusively on Urban Land:
Envisioning the Future of the Built Environment
ULI is committed to sharing our best content throughout COP28. We aim to support climate action across the built environment, highlight the critical role of the Real Estate Sector in the future of our planet, and demonstrate how CRE and sustainability goals align. Read about select events that occurred during COP28 and their relevance!
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT
Explore ULI’s Net Zero Imperative
Dive into the Net Zero Imperative, a dynamic initiative driving decarbonization in the built environment through impactful technical assistance panels in eight global cities. Discover the selected six district and national councils for the third cohort and join the movement towards emissions reduction.
Support the ULI Foundation’s $100M “Our Cities, Our Future” Campaign
Communities worldwide are facing some of the most pressing land use challenges of our time. Climate change, affordable housing shortages, a lack of restorative infrastructure investments, and much more. Right now, at this time of challenge and opportunity for our cities, ULI and the Foundation have never been more vital.
Join our efforts and support ULI’s mission for a more sustainable and resilient future.
GET INVOLVED AT ULI
Become a Greenprint Member
With 125+ real estate members to date, the Greenprint community of practice connects regularly on new technologies, ideas, and partners with one another to advance sustainability in real estate. The value of Greenprint membership spans networking, leadership, data tracking, and connectivity to broader ULI efforts.
To learn more about becoming a Greenprint member, contact [email protected].
Attend the 2024 Resilience Summit
Attend ULI’s Flagship climate adaptation event; convening industry leaders in real estate and resilience from around the world to address the challenges and harness the opportunities posed by climate risks.
Register for ULI’s Global Sustainability Outlook 2024
Tune into this webinar to hear from industry leaders on key sustainability topics for 2024, why they matter, and what actions the industry should pursue moving forward.
Join the Materials Movement: Creating Value with Better Building Materials Webinar
Explore the critical role construction materials play in achieving net-zero carbon emissions, enhancing asset value, and creating environments that prioritize both human well-being and global sustainability.
Learn about Climate Risk & Resilience
Learn how developers, designers, and policymakers are reducing the impacts of climate change while enhancing economic stability and social outcomes.
Sign up for the Net Zero Real Estate: Renovating and Building for Profitability Course
Learn about the process of renovating existing commercial buildings, as well as greenfield developments, to a Zero Net Energy Bill and Operational Carbon Neutrality.
ULI RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS
Previous ULI Webinars about COP
To disseminate the takeaways from the conference with the broader real estate and land use industry, ULI hosted a series of regional webinars for members in Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe.
- COP27 Americas View the Recording
- COP26 Americas: View the Recording
- COP26 Europe: View the Recording
- COP26: Asia Pacific: View the Recording
Change is Coming: Climate Risk Disclosures and the Future of Real Estate Investment Decision-Making
Are you prepared for proposed climate-risk disclosure regulations? In this report, ULI and Heitman examine the impact on real estate investors of new reporting requirements—stemming from existing and proposed government mandates for climate-related risks disclosures related to properties and overall business models. Gain insight into key strategies investors can use to optimize their portfolios and best position themselves in the market now and as the future regulatory environment unfolds.
State of Green: Greenprint Performance Report, Vol 14
The global real estate industry continues to progress toward net zero despite an uncertain economic environment. Explore the industry’s resilient progress towards net zero in our latest report.
Net Zero for All
An introduction for real estate owners, developers, and investors to understand why and how to center marginalized communities in the process and outcomes of achieving net zero.
ULI Net Zero Imperative Hong Kong TAP
The Net Zero Imperative, launched in July 2021, is a pioneering initiative to drive decarbonization in the built environment. ULI Hong Kong, as part of Cohort 2, collaborates with Link Asset Management Limited to lead a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP), focused on creating a practical guide to engage tenants at community-focused shopping centers, aiming to significantly reduce carbon emissions for both owners and tenants in Hong Kong.
ULI C Change Transition Risk Assessment Guidelines
The ULI C Change Transition Risk Assessment Guidelines outline a standardized approach to assess and disclose climate transition risks as part of property valuations. Explore how to adopt these guidelines accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. The ULI Europe C Change programme surveyed its Summit Participants to understand their progress on decarbonisation. The resulting “Decarbonisation Rises Up The Agenda” takeaways show how investors and managers involved in C Change are incorporating transition risk into decision-making.
The Resilient Land Use Cohort
This Cohort convenes member leaders and community actors to identify strategies to be more resilient in the face of climate change. Learn more here and read about the first cohort’s work and impact.
How to Choose, Use, and Better Understand Climate-Risk Analysis
Establishing a shared understanding of climate risks and opportunities is a foundational step to ensuring investment performance now and into the future. How to Choose, Use, and Better Understand Climate-Risk Analytics provides insight to the global real estate industry on how to interpret climate-risk analytics, identify risks effectively, and incorporate them in decision-making throughout the investment life cycle.
ULI Developing Resilience Toolkit
View the initial, interactive search and reference tool for development, design, and sustainability teams or other stakeholders to quickly understand design and operational strategies that mitigate risks caused by natural hazards, their potential effects on costs and maintenance, and the co-benefits these strategies can bring.
Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate
Learn about mitigation strategies and prepare for how extreme heat will affect the real estate and land use sectors.
The Case for Open Space
Explore the benefits of private-sector involvement in creating, maintaining, operating, and programming parks and open space.
Mapping ESG
Are you keeping up with new ESG reporting requirements? Explore how Mapping ESG presents a concise global overview of essential ESG reporting standards, examines their purpose, intended users, and offers best practices to streamline the reporting process.
Transportation Transformations
This report explores the vital connections between transportation, health, resilience, and real estate development. Learn about promising examples of efforts to reconnect communities through multimodal transportation investments, parks, equitable development, and more.
Get Smart: The Business Case for Grid Interactive, Efficient Buildings
Explore the advantages of integrating grid interactivity with energy efficiency toward the ultimate goal of achieving net zero emissions.
Water Wise: Strategies for Drought Resilient Development
The world is facing unprecedented levels of drought. This insightful webinar addresses the escalating megadrought crisis in the American Southwest, exacerbated by climate change. Discover innovative solutions in the Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-Resilient Development report, and learn how these strategies not only conserve water but also drive economic value for assets, communities, and the environment.
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