The Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2024-2025 reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies, and solutions with the aim to determine whether the sector is aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

It highlights progress made on related global climate goals and calls for greater ambition on six challenges, including building energy codes, renewable energy, and financing. Global frameworks and initiatives such as the Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate, the Buildings Breakthrough, and the Declaration de Chaillot are sustaining momentum towards the adoption of ambitious climate action plans and nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for net-zero buildings ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil.

Despite this progress, in 2023 the sector consumed 32 % of global energy, contributing to 34 % of global CO2 emissions. The main reason for this important impact depends on the use of materials like cement and steel, which account for 18 % of global emissions and are a major source of construction waste.