Königstein

HEAT GmbH Habitat, Energy Application & Technology, Seilerbahnweg 14, 61462 Königstein im Taunus

THE POWER OF TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: TECHNOLOGIES AND POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

Registration @ 15:30hrs CEST / Event @ 16:30hrs CEST

In the historic setting of Königstein located in the midst of a stunning scenery at the edge of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, we dive deep into a topic that has been at the heart of HEAT’s advisory services since 30 years and is at the top of the agenda across the GFA Group: Climate Change.

During this event, we focus on the opportunities and challenges for a transformation of the building and construction sector that aims at achieving climate neutrality through reduced greenhouse gas emissions. To this end, constructing new energy efficient buildings with less carbon-intensive, “green” materials and upgrading existing buildings to comply with sustained energy efficiency standards must be on the forefront of the global climate agenda.

We look forward to inspiring discussions with our guest speakers from Federal Ministries and from the international climate policy and research arena on questions around creating an enabling environment for zero-carbon buildings, technological innovation and a socially inclusive transformation of the building sector through policies, performance and embedded carbon standards, international emission trading schemes and other measures.

The event will take place in- and around our premises in the middle of Königstein’s beautiful “Kurpark”, followed by an evening reception to continue the exchange on the topic. Participation is by invitation only. A recording of the official part will accessible on our event website.

Registration and Coffee (starting at 15:30)

1. Welcome and introduction (starting at 16:30)

Daniel Wahby, Member of the Managing Board, GFA Holding AG
Dietram Oppelt, Managing Director HEAT GmbH

2. Implementing zero carbon buildings – Challenges and opportunities from a developing country perspective

Dr. Rose Mwebaza, CTCN

3. Push and pull: Transforming markets to energy efficient appliances and equipment

Paul Kellett, United4Efficiency (UN Environment)

4. Zero-carbon steel and cement for buildings – global standards and level playing fields

Malte Bornkamm, Head of Division IV C 2 „Climate Change, Emission Trading, International Environmental Policy“,Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

5. Climate-neutral solutions for cooling with natural refrigerants

Philipp Munzinger, GIZ Proklima

6. Get-together (starting at around 18:00hrs)

With finger food and drinks (closing 22:00hrs)

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SPEAKER

Dr. Rose Mwebaza (PhD)

Dr. Rose Mwebaza (PhD) is the Director and Advisory Board Secretary, Climate Technology Centre & Network. She has 20 years’ experience providing policy advice on a wide range of climate change, environment and sustainable development issues. She has previously served as Chief Natural Resources Officer at the African Development Bank, and held leadership positions within the UN Development Programme. Dr. Mwebaza was a Lecturer at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, for 10 years, serving as the Head of Department for Commercial Law, and Deputy Dean of the Law School. Rose holds a PhD in Environment and Natural Resource Governance from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; a master’s degree in International Comparative Law (With a Certificate of Academic Excellence) from the University of Florida, U.S.A and a Bachelor of Law Degree (LL.B, Hons.) from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Paul Kellet

manages UN Environment’s global ‘Global United for Efficiency (U4E) Market Transformation Programme, supporting more than 40 developing countries and emerging economies to fully move their markets to more energy-efficient appliances and electrical equipment. Paul has been involved in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects over the past 20 years. This included 10 years managing Irish Energy Centre programs and as the Manager of the Irish National Renewable Energy Programme. He received the EU Commission’s award for technology diffusion in 2003, The European Energy Award, for establishing the framework for 40% renewable electricity in Ireland from a zero base. Paul is a Mechanical Engineer from the National University of Ireland.

Malte Bornkamm

Malte Bornkamm, LL.M., Head of Division IV C 2 „ Climate Change, Emission Trading, International Environmental Policy, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Malte Bornkamm is a qualified lawyer. He began his professional career in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology in February 2002. Since Nov. 2017 he holds the position of the Head of Division IV C 2 „Climate Change, Emission Trading, International Environmental Policy, being responsible for European and International Aspects of Industrial Decarbonization. In his Ministerial career, Mr. Bornkamm worked as a Desk Officer in different Divisions, and, in 2008, as First Secretary in the Economic Department of the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York.

Before joining the Ministry, Mr. Bornkamm worked for several years in an energy law firm in Berlin (1997/98 and 1998-2001) and attained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in international public law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1998/9. He studied law at the Free University in Berlin from 1991-1996 and served his legal clerkship at the Kammergericht Berlin from 1999 to 2001.

Philipp Munzinger

Philipp Munzinger is a climate and energy specialist and currently project director at the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH). Philipp holds a BSc. in Environmental Economics and Business Management and a MSc. in Environmental Sciences (Energy Economics). He specializes on climate and energy policy and economics and manages various related projects, mainly in Asia. He builds on more than ten years of experience in advising government bodies and industries on climate and energy policy instruments, technology transfer and capacity building programs. Philipp published numerous analyses and guiding papers in the field of sustainable energy policy, cooling efficiency and low GWP refrigerants.