Climate Positive Development Program

{{Infobox organization |name = C40 Climate Positive Development Program |logo = |type = International organization |founded = May 2009 |region_served = Application based; Global best practices |key_people = São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad (Chairman)<br />Stockholm Mayor Sten Nordin (Chairman) |focus = Net negative carbon emissions, District Scale Recognition Program |method = Best practices framework; Outcome based |website = [http://climatepositivedevelopment.org/display/CMTPOS/Site+Map www.climatepositivedevelopment.org] |dissolved = |footnotes = }}

The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group’s '''Climate Positive Development Program (Climate Positive)''' was launched in May 2009 in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative and the U.S. Green Building Council.<ref name="usgbc.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/Archive/General/Docs6940.html |title=Clinton Climate Initiative and USGBC Show the World How to Go Climate Positive with 16 Demonstration Projects in 10 Countries |website=U.S. Green Building Council |access-date=2013-07-18}}</ref> The program brings together leading district-scale new-build and regeneration projects working to achieve "Climate Positive"—or net carbon negative—outcomes in cities around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://climatepositivedevelopment.org/display/CMTPOS/The+Launch+of+Climate+Positive |title=The Launch of Climate Positive |website=climatepositivedevelopment.org}}{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315050154/http://climatepositivedevelopment.org/display/CMTPOS/The+Launch+of+Climate+Positive |date=2013-03-15}}, accessed 2013-07-18</ref> As part of the C40's Sustainable Communities Initiative, it aims to create a model for large-scale urban communities and to support projects that serve as urban laboratories for cities seeking to grow in ways that are environmentally sustainable, climate resilient, and economically viable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://c40.org/c40blog/london%E2%80%99s-evening-standard-recognizes-coming-of-climate-positive-development-project-in-elephant-castle |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130829160019/http://c40.org/c40blog/london%E2%80%99s-evening-standard-recognizes-coming-of-climate-positive-development-project-in-elephant-castle |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-29 |title=London's Evening Standard recognizes coming of Climate Positive Development Project in Elephant & Castle |website=C40 Blog |access-date=2013-07-17}}</ref>

Climate Positive is an exclusive program, with a competitive application process, and currently{{when|date=November 2024}} comprises 17{{clarify|date=November 2024}} global projects that will collectively reduce the emissions impact of more than one million people.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/News/Climate+%20FINAL%20Press%20Release%205-19.pdf |title=Clinton Climate Initiative to Demonstrate Model for Sustainable Urban Growth with Projects in 10 Countries on Six Continents |website=U.S. Green Building Council |access-date=2013-07-18}}</ref> The cities in which the Climate Positive projects are located support the implementation process locally and share best practices globally through participation in the C40 Climate Positive Network.<ref name="Branson2013-07-18T06:00:00+01:00">{{Cite web |last=Branson |date=2013-07-18 |first=Adam |title=Interview: Pascal Mittermaier, Lend Lease |url=https://www.building.co.uk/focus/interview-pascal-mittermaier-lend-lease/5057480.article |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Building}}</ref><ref name="c40.org">{{cite web |url=http://c40.org/c40blog/spotlight-on-the-c40-climate-positive-development-program |title=Spotlight on the C40 Climate Positive Development Program |website=c40.org |access-date=2013-07-18}}</ref> The projects are in different stages of development, but share key characteristics like high densities, highly efficient buildings, mixed-use zoning and transit accessibility.<ref name="Lorinc">{{Cite web |last=Lorinc |first=John |date=2009-05-26 |title=Building 'Climate Positive' Communities |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/building-climate-positive-communities/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Green Blog}}</ref>

==History== Climate Positive was developed in partnership by the C40, the Clinton Climate Initiative, and the U.S. Green Building Council and was launched at the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group summit in Seoul, South Korea in May 2009.<ref name="Lorinc"/> At the time of its launch, Climate Positive had 16 founding projects on six continents, supported by local governments and property developers.<ref name="usgbc.org"/> In October 2012, the City of Copenhagen’s Nordhaven project was accepted to join the Program, and in São Paulo, Obdebrecht's Parque da Cidade (Park of the city) formally launched with a big kick-off event<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxfaO9b8X2E |title=Obdebrecht's Parque da Cidade (São Paulo), kick-off event |website=www.youtube.com |date= 6 September 2012|access-date=}}</ref> bringing the total number of projects to 17.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://c40.org/c40blog/c40-voices-zach-tofias-director-c40-sustainable-communities-initiative-and-c40-climate-positive-development-program |title=C40 Blog (C40 Voices: Zach Tofias, Director, C40 Sustainable Communities Initiative and C40 Climate Positive Development Program |website=c40.org |access-date=2013-07-18}}</ref>{{clarify|reason=16+2<>17|date=November 2024}}

The current{{when|date=November 2024}} projects are located in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Palhoça and São Paulo, Brazil; Toronto and Victoria, Canada; Copenhagen, Denmark; Ahmedabad and Jaipur, India; Pretoria, South Africa; Seoul, South Korea; Stockholm, Sweden; London, United Kingdom; Oberlin, Portland and San Francisco, United States.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>{{clarify|reason=Looks like 16 projects- 17 stated above |date=November 2024}}

==Objectives== With the primary objective to build Climate Positive (operational net carbon negative) districts in cities, the Climate Positive Development Program attempts to change the paradigm of district scale development through three main activities:<ref name="newswatch.nationalgeographic.com">{{cite web |url=http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/17/spotlight-on-the-c40-climate-positive-development-program/ |title=City Solutions Spotlight on the C40 Climate Positive Development Program (archived from newswatch.nationalgeographic.com) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728033647/http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/17/spotlight-on-the-c40-climate-positive-development-program/ |access-date=2013-07-18|archive-date=28 July 2013 }}</ref> * Recognizing exemplary achievement * Sharing best practices and challenges experienced amongst development partners * Facilitating the broader implementation in cities of scalable projects, policies, and programs with low carbon emissions<ref name="archive" />

==Leadership== In April 2013, it was announced that the Mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, and the Mayor of Stockholm, Sten Nordin would share the chairmanship of Climate Positive and together lead the network due to their leadership and commitment to finding replicable city-scale solutions to address climate change.<ref name="c40.org"/>

==How it Works== Each Climate Positive Development project has a unique profile determined by its distinct economic, political, and climate challenges; however, every project aims to lower their operational greenhouse gas emissions to below zero.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clintonfoundation.org/main/our-work/by-initiative/clinton-climate-initiative/programs/c40-cci-cities/climate-positive-development-program.html |title=Clinton Foundation — Climate Positive Development Program |access-date=2013-08-29 |year=2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605061028/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/main/our-work/by-initiative/clinton-climate-initiative/programs/c40-cci-cities/climate-positive-development-program.html |archivedate=2013-06-05 }}</ref> Moreover, development partners across the 18{{clarify|reason=first mention of total being 18 |date=November 2024}} projects are expected to focus on reducing operational carbon emissions at the district scale from transportation, energy, and waste sectors, and are required to share the solutions they come up with.,<ref name="Branson2013-07-18T06:00:00+01:00"/><ref>Copenhagen’s Nordhavn Project Joins C40 Climate Positive Development Program ''C40 Blog'' accessed 2013-07-17</ref> The Program also provides technical and logistical support to Development Partners by hosting learning programs and webinars, convening private sector firms to produce tools and templates for project use, increasing project visibility through various media channels, and granting access to technical experts and other partners within the Climate Positive and C40 network.<ref name = archive>{{cite web |title = Spotlight on the C40 Climate Positive Development Program |url = http://www.c40.org/blog_posts/spotlight-on-the-c40-climate-positive-development-program |archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030029/http://www.c40.org/blog_posts/spotlight-on-the-c40-climate-positive-development-program |website = C40 Cities |date = 17 July 2013 |archivedate = 4 March 2016}}</ref>

In order to become Climate Positive and achieve net carbon negative outcomes, development partners earn Climate Positive Credits by sequestering emissions on-site and abating emissions from surrounding communities.<ref name="newswatch.nationalgeographic.com"/> There are many different paths to the Climate Positive outcome of net-negative operational GHG emissions; each project will use a different set of strategies and technologies according to its local opportunities, guided by the Climate Positive Development Framework, which lays out the four stages of Climate Positive.<ref name="climatepositivedevelopment.org">{{cite web |url=http://climatepositivedevelopment.org/download/attachments/294975/ClimatePositiveFramework+v1.0+2011+.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1331577706000 |title=Framework for Climate Positive Communities, Climate Positive Development Program |website=climatepositivedevelopment.org |access-date=2013-07-17}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As projects move through the four recognition stages, from Climate Positive Candidate, to Climate Positive Participant, to Progress Site, and ultimately at project completion and Climate Positive certification, development partners submit documentation to the Program to ensure that they remain on track, and receive feedback from program staff and affiliated technical experts.<ref name="climatepositivedevelopment.org"/>

==The Projects== *[http://www.lendlease.com/Australia/Projects/Victoria-Harbour.aspx Victoria Harbour, Melbourne, Australia] *[http://barangaroo.com/ Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia] *[http://www.parquedacidade.com.br/ Parque da Cidade, São Paulo, Brazil] *[http://www.cidadepedrabranca.com.br/ Pedra Branca Sustainable Urbanism, Palhoça, Greater Florianópolis, Brazil] *[http://www.docksidegreen.com/ Dockside Green, Victoria, BC, Canada] *[http://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/lowerdonlands Waterfront Toronto, Lower Don Lands, Toronto, ON, Canada] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130530160720/http://www.nordhavnen.dk/EnglishFrontpage.aspx Nordhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark] *[http://www.projectzero.dk/ ProjectZero, Sønderborg, Denmark] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120625001320/http://www.godrejgardencity.com/townoverview.aspx Godrej Garden City, Ahmedabad, India] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130902081329/http://www.mahindraworldcity.com/jaipur/overview.aspx Mahindra World City, Jaipur, India] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130816201500/http://www.menlynmaine.co.za/Home/ Menlyn Maine, Pretoria, South Africa] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130308232902/http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=1777 Magok Urban Development Project, Seoul, South Korea] *[http://www.stockholmroyalseaport.com/en/ Stockholm Royal Seaport, Stockholm, Sweden] *[http://www.elephantandcastle.org.uk/ Elephant & Castle, London, UK] *[http://www.sftreasureisland.org/ Treasure Island Development Project, San Francisco, CA, USA] *[http://www.oberlinproject.org/ The Oberlin Project, Oberlin, OH, USA] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130820040603/http://ecodistricts.org/cities/profiles/ Southwaterfront EcoDistricts, Portland, OR, USA] *[http://www.c40.org/blog_posts/tokyo-s-shinagawa-project-on-its-way-to-becoming-climate-positive The Shinagawa Project, Tokyo, Japan]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130312071142/http://climatepositivedevelopment.org/display/CMTPOS/Site+Map climatepositivedevelopment.org] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1X93xqYOgE Cities Go Climate Positive] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130822071625/http://c40.org/home C40 cities official web site] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130605061028/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/main/our-work/by-initiative/clinton-climate-initiative/programs/c40-cci-cities/climate-positive-development-program.html Clinton Climate Initiative]

Category:Environmental organizations based in the United States