OFFICIAL SUBMISSION to UNFCCC on Buildings & Climate Change

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On 24th April our official UNEP SBCI submission to UNFCCC's Additional Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) was officially dispatched.  This submission functions as a place holder for texts to be developed under the Copenhagen Agreement in relation to the building sector. It is directly aligned with the draft Call for Action and essentially builds on the work of SBCI over the past three years.  The importance of UNEP SBCI making thius submission is explainedin the words of UNEP’s senior advisor  on environmental law and conventions, Dr Kilaparti Ramakrishna, as follows:

"The reason for sending a text at all is that not a SINGLE suggestion (on the Bali Action Plan) from the Parties, including agencies and observers, covered the building sector."

I believe that we can take pride in having, with this submission, put in place a very important building block for the continued negotiations and for the continued work of SBCI.  Many thanks to all of you for your help and continued support.

Niclas Svenningsen, SBCI Secretariat