1. © WWF-Canon / www.martinbeaulieu.ca Kim Carstensen Leader, WWF Global Climate Initiative December 2009 Climate change abatement - can profitable solutions in the building industry help unthaw political inertia in the midst of a financial crisis?

2. Air temperatures rising Sea ice melting Ocean surface warming Snow cover declining Permafrost warming Glacier retreat accelerating Greenland Ice Sheet melting The Arctic is warming...

3. Ice sheet melt will be the primary contributor to future sea-level rise

4. Coastal Settlements Most at Risk

6. Fossil fuel emissions track IPCC’s worst case scenario (Global Carbon Project, 2008) 1990-1999: 1.5 ppm / yr 2000-2007: 2.0 ppm / yr 2007: 2.2 ppm / yr

7. Economic Mitigation Potential by Sector Source: IPCC, 4th Assessment Report

8. Technologies are available Source: IPCC, 4th Assessment Report Key mitigation technologies and practices currently commercially available

9. Emerging Economies: The Growth Challenge Rapid urban growth in China: 193 cities in 1978 of which 13 mega-cities and 27 large cities 661 cities in 2005, of which 54 mega-cities and 84 large cities Annual migration of appr. 10 million people from rural to urban areas: 17 billion m2 of buildings in China's urban areas 1 billion m2 added each year

10. Low-Carbon Cities in China Shanghai and Baoding became the first cities joining a new WWF initiative Explore ways for low carbon development in China’s urban areas Focus on energy efficiency in buildings, renewable energy and manufacturing of efficiency products Show how rapid economic growth and energy consumption can be decoupled Reduce environmental impacts from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the growing energy consumption

11. Developed Economies: The Renovation Challenge Germany’s “efficiency in buildings” programme came first in this ranking Integrated package of building standards, subsidies, loans, grants and retrofit programmes Reduces emissions substantially in the short and in the long term Creates jobs in the building market Can easily be implemented in most countries

12. Figure 1 - 1 Overview of ‘best policy’ measures Scorecards on best and worst policies

13. Questions? The fight against climate change starts at home... Thank you! Kim Carstensen Leader,WWF’s Global Climate Initiative Jens Laustsen Senior energy policy analyst (buildings), the International Energy Agency (IEA) Eelco van Heel Board member, European Insulation Manufacturers’ Association (EURIMA) CEO, the Rockwool Group