Deep Retrofit Models: A Global Perspective

Event Information

Time: 15 November 2024 at 12:00-12:40 GMT+4

Location: Livestreamed from COP29 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion, Blue Zone, pavilion ICC – International Code Council, Number G10

This session focused on existing policies and practical solutions to accelerate deep energy retrofits, key to achieving the doubling of global progress on energy efficiency. It featured the recently-released report, “Deep Retrofit Models: A Global Perspective“, by Energy Efficiency Hub’s Buildings Task Group, offering policy examples and implementation instruments from Argentina, Brazil, China, the European Commission, Germany, Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

Deep retrofit is an essential tool to reach building decarbonisation by 2050, and the recommendations in this report focus on enabling widespread deployment of deep retrofits. Such retrofits achieve significant energy savings and reduce building emissions while achieving high energy performance. Comprehensive measures may include insulation upgrades, advanced HVAC systems, and renewable energy installations. The implementation and definitions vary by country due to political, economic, climatic, and historical factors. Speakers from the public sector and prominent international NGOs will exchange approaches and solutions to accelerating deep energy retrofits globally.

For a detailed programme of the Pavilion and livestreaming, visit COP29 Buildings + Cooling Pavilion.

This event took place at the COP29 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan in collaboration with the Energy Efficiency Hub, the European Commission, the German Energy Agency (dena), and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).