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Autodesk at COP29

Autodesk continues its engagement at the UN Climate Change Conference, attending COP29 in Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22, 2024.

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Technology will always be one of society’s most powerful catalysts

"Autodesk’s mission—to help everyone, everywhere, design and make anything—drives us to develop powerful solutions that help our customers tackle the world’s biggest challenges. "

Andrew Anagnost, President and CEO, Autodesk

Autodesk at COP29

Autodesk partnered with UNEP (UN environment programme) and GlobalABC to set up the Buildings + Cooling Pavilion. This Pavilion aims to bring together the entire built environment value chain and the cooling community, creating a unified voice to drive building decarbonisation and resilience, while addressing the challenges of extreme heat and sustainable cooling.

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Accelerating the built environment market transformation

Deep dive on action and progress on market transformation for the built environment since the launch of this agenda in March 2024 as a collective roadmap towards halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050. Speakers highlight the need and importance of strategic collaboration, and present actions that are taking place across.

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How data shapes energy efficiency in the built environment

As buildings contribute substantially to global energy use and carbon emissions, this talk brings together experts, industry leaders, and innovators to discuss actionable strategies that can drive energy efficiency and sustainability forward.

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Transparency and comparability in carbon assessments

Join this panel discussion to hear a deep dive into how a group of companies conducted a proof of concept to identify best practices toward establishing industry-wide guidelines for embodied carbon analysis to create actionable benchmarks.


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Roundtable on green construction, energy efficiency in buildings, and climate resilience

As a part of the Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change, this high-level roundtable highlights solutions that can unlock economic growth, create jobs, reduce energy bills, improve health, and empower communities.

Our commitments

The built environment is a "sleeping giant" for climate action, holding immense untapped potential for making a significant impact. In advance of negotiations, Autodesk continued its call for governments worldwide to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

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Mission Efficiency Pledge


Autodesk endorsed Mission Efficiency Pledge, urging continued and intensified efforts to accelerate energy efficiency progress.

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Fossil to Clean


Autodesk signed the We Mean Business Joint Business Statement, urging governments to phase out fossil fuels.

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A path to alignment in the built environment

This report examines the challenges and opportunities in conducting whole life carbon (WLC) analysis to achieve net-zero goals in the building industry.

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Insights from Design and Make industry leaders

Shifting attitudes about sustainability are driving action, with companies making investments in energy efficiency, materials reduction, and more sustainable processes that are better for both the environment and the bottom line.

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