Green Building Development and Financing Green and Energy Efficient Buildings in China

This presentation provided a brief introduction to the work of the Wuppertal Institute, as well as an overview of green building development in the People's Republic of China. This includes the market growth and environmental impacts of the PRC's building sector, green building policy framework, and green building market. It also examined the investment gaps for green and energy-efficient buildings, drivers for private investment through green financing, and financing innovations for green building and energy efficiency.

Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) Using EDGE Online Tool

This presentation discussed the United Kingdom's international climate finance efforts, highlighting its Market Accelerator for Green Construction program in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The program provides technical assistance and concessional finance to drive financing and construction of more energy-efficient green buildings.

Green Building – Energy Efficiency Electrification Business in Asia Pacific Region

This presentation discussed the market trends in energy efficiency, especially in the building sector, the international standard for green buildings, and the various energy efficiency solutions covered by ABB. It also presented specific case studies that build a strong case for smart green building automation to achieve both operational and energy efficiency.

UNEP & Integrated Urban Systems Approach

This presentation discussed the new public-private partnership on Urban System Integration which seeks to support cities in developing integrated approaches to infrastructure planning and cross-sectoral policies and identifying key enabling technologies that will facilitate connections and interactions across the building, energy, transportation, wastewater treatment, and waste management sectors. It also discussed the wider systems integration in district energy, use of waste heat and large scale resources, improving city-wide energy efficiency, and district cooling.