Green buildings – green jobs: How the world’s cities will build back better and greener

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Building retrofits and clean construction are key to a greener, healthier future with opportunities for everyone.

Buildings typically represent the biggest source of emissions in C40 cities. And recent C40 research shows that while a green and just recovery could create over 50 million good, sustainable jobs by 2025 in C40 cities, building retrofits and new energy efficient construction would be the most significant job-creating areas cities can invest in. The jobs would be local and they could be created almost immediately due to the scale of action and size of the building stock; and with the right planning, they could be targeted at those who need them.

To focus on the crucial role of buildings in ensuring a green and just Covid-19 recovery in the world’s greatest cities, C40 and BLOXHUB invite you to a debate where distinguished leaders from cities, business and civil society will discuss how to promote the sustainable and healthy buildings agenda.

Moderator: Simon Hansen, C40 Managing Director of Climate Solutions and Networks

Panelists:

Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney
Ingrid Reumert, VP Global External Relations & Sustainability at VELUX
Ambet Yuson, General Secretary of Buildings and Wood Workers International
Eli Grimsby, CEO of Oslobygg at the City of Oslo
UHM Eui-Sik, Director-General of the City of Seoul

Notes after live debate:
With an international panel it was clear that the green transition also means an opportunity to shift from the 3 Ds (dirty, dangerous, and difficult) to the 3 Ss (Safe, stable and skilled).

Sharing experiences ranging from Seoul, Oslo, and Sydney it was also evident that a green transition requires political courage, a willingsness to make requirements on purchases, and collaboration with both organisations, residents, and construction companies.

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Chapter & themes:

Click and see 06:20 Chapter 1: Welcome by Torben Klitgaard, CEO of BLOXHUB

Click and see 4:20 Chapter 2: Introduction by Simon Hansen, C40 Managing Director of Climate Solutions and Networks

Click and see 8:19 Chapter 3: Q&A Simon Hansen and Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney

Click and see 12:22 Chapter 4: Q&A Simon Hansen and Ingrid Reumert, VP Global External Relations & Sustainability at VELUX

Click and see 18:00 Chapter 5: Q&A Simon Hansen and Ambet Yuson, General Secretary of Buildings and Wood Workers International

Click and see 22:30 Chapter 6: Q&A Simon Hansen and Eli Grimsby, CEO of Oslobygg at the City of Oslo UHM

Click and see 28:45 Chapter 7: Q&A Simon Hansen and Monica Barone, Covid-19 recovering

Click and see 32:28 Chapter 8: Q&A Simon Hansen and Ingrid Reumert, Women4Climate

Click and see 36:30 Chapter 9: Q&A Simon Hansen and Ambet Yuson, Vision of a Global new green deal

Click and see 41:59 Chapter 10: Q&A Simon Hansen and Eli Grimsby, Ambitions of Oslo around clean construction

Click and see 46:14 Chapter 11: Monica Barone, Ingrid Reumert, Ambet Yuson, Eli Grimsby gives advice to each other

Click and see 52:11 Chapter 12: Eui-Sik, Director-General of the City of Seoul, Green jobs form now too 2022 in Seoul

Click and see 58:06 Chapter 13: Thanks, and final remarks by Simon Hansen

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This event is the second in a series of four diving in to the overall theme:

Moving towards a green and just recovery
What does it take to deliver an equitable and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic?

A group of mayors from the global C40 network have collectively identified the key actions and policies that are critical to achieving a green and just recovery, and expressed their deep concern that only 3-5% of international COVID-19 stimulus is committed to a sustainable recovery.

We are all aware that by propping up polluting economies we will accelerate climate breakdown, cost lives and endanger public health. So why are we doing it? And what does it take to focus more on creating green jobs, investing in public service and giving public spaces back to people and nature?

Through a series of four debates, we wish to explore how cities can turn the pandemic around and deliver an effective, green and just recovery. Together, we will look at the barriers, the possibilities, the facts, and the bright ideas with experts, politicians, companies, cities and citizens.

The series of debates is created by a collaboration between C40 and BLOXHUB.
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