A global network helping cities transform energy performance in municipal buildings
The Municipal Building Decarbonisation Network supports cities to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings they own, lease and manage.
As part of C40’s wider work on energy and buildings, the network enables cities to share approaches to cutting emissions and energy costs across their building portfolios. Municipal buildings offer a significant opportunity for rapid action: cities have direct control, can pilot new ideas, and demonstrate leadership that inspires other building owners.
The network supports cities working towards the C40 Net Zero Carbon Buildings Accelerator, where cities commit to owning, occupying and developing only net-zero carbon assets by 2030.
Core areas of action on municipal building decarbonisation
Energy data and analysis
Building comprehensive data on municipal energy use to identify priorities and target efficiency improvements where they will have the greatest impact.
Financing efficiency programmes
Sourcing and structuring long-term funding for municipal energy efficiency programmes that deliver emissions reductions and cost savings.
Occupant behaviour
Engaging building users to adopt energy-saving practices and build a culture of efficiency across municipal facilities.
Cross-departmental governance
Embedding energy efficiency as a priority across municipal government departments to ensure coordinated action on building performance.
How the Municipal Building Decarbonisation Network supports collaboration between cities
The network enables cities to:
- share policies and strategies on municipal building efficiency
- learn from cities already delivering results, such as Copenhagen’s award-winning Energy Surveillance system for public building management
- access peer support on integrating deep retrofit measures into net-zero plans