Bogota

GHG emissions from the buildings and construction sector could be reduced by 54% in Bogotá, Colombia by 2030 through locally scaled implementation of the ...

For adoption before the end of 2022, the plans will follow the same structure of the national roadmap, highlighting actions in each of the six areas that are specific to the local needs and context, and will include a monitoring and tracking protocol that establishes performance indicators, methodology and actors responsible for implementation of each action. Currently, the drafts of the action plans are being socialized with the working groups who participated in the development of the roadmap, as well as new city stakeholders with local knowledge and expertise who did not participate. With the rollout of the national roadmap complete, these working groups have begun finalizing the city action plans for local implementation of the roadmap’s ambitious goals. Data collected and resources created for the roadmap have been modified to fit local contexts of different cities. As a part of their participation in the [Zero Carbon Building Accelerator](https://www.wri.org/initiatives/zero-carbon-building-accelerator), Bogotá and Cali committed to creating local action plans aligned with the national roadmap and adapted to specific context, needs and realities of their communities. While the potential mitigation impact on emissions of each measure differs between cities, the results from the analyses found the three most comprehensive mitigation measures for reducing embodied carbon in both cities are optimizing building design, improving access to low-cost housing to reduce informal construction and retrofitting existing buildings. This work was shared with stakeholders in each city to garner feedback, discuss any changes and make the necessary adjustments. Actions are broad to allow cities to develop mechanisms that are innovative and meet the needs of their municipality. To improve communication and coordination between city and national governments as well as across ministries at the national level, an advisory committee was established at the beginning of the ZCBA as the governing body of the road mapping process. Within each of these areas, specific actions have been defined for cities to take forward into their local action planning. [National Roadmap for Net Zero Buildings](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P4XKXmH9dGk9AO03xnKM8sL2Lrxs3RF9/view?usp=sharing) in June 2022, the cities of Bogotá and Cali are setting the foundation for how to implement the roadmap at the local level. Such alignment between local and national goals and processes is a key element to accelerating climate action globally.