Buildings Session Pushes Procurement, Retrofits Behind 25% Energy-Cut Goal
COP 31 Global Climate Action • United NationsNovember 14, 2026
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A COP31 side session on buildings on Nov. 14, 2026, ended with three working groups handing Global ABC a playbook: use public purchasing power, bundle deep retrofits with finance and count carbon across a building's whole life. The ideas will feed the Antalya Compact, the COP31 presidency's proposal to cut building operational energy use by 25%. No votes were taken. The session was built to turn shared priorities into practical delivery through 2028.
- Three working groups prioritized lifecycle accounting, bundled deep retrofits and procurement-driven demand
- Antalya Compact proposes a 25% cut in building operational energy use
- Mexico retrofits cut household electricity payments by up to 83% across 8,000 improved homes
- Kenya and Ghana presented green building codes, certified designs and local materials as working models
- Global ABC will consolidate written proposals for the plan ahead of the next Global Stocktake
The longest stretch of the session went to report-backs from three working groups. Each was assigned one part of the buildings problem: new construction, deep renovation and low-carbon circular construction.
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