World Green Building Council

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The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is a non-profit organisation and global network of national Green Building Councils (GBCs).^[1] It has member councils in over 70 countries worldwide, which collectively have 49,000 members (25,000 member companies and 24,000 individual members).^[2]

The organisation is committed to achieving the following goals by 2050: limiting global temperature rises to 2 degrees Celsius; reducing the building and construction sector's CO₂ emissions by 84 gigatonnes; and ensuring all buildings have net zero emissions.^[3] These goals will ensure the buildings and construction sector plays its part in delivering on the ambition of the Paris Agreement.