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1 @peterheadcbe Sharing Cities-Bridging Regions-IFHP/DAC/NCN Copenhagen 2014 Cities and regions making the green transition challenges and possibilities Peter Head CBE FREng FRSA

2 Contents Section 1 Section 2 Challenges and lessons learned from global practice in new build and retrofit-urban and rural Opportunities for a new approach Section 3 From observatory to collaboratory Section 4 Innovation in law, finance and insurance

3 1. Challenges and lessons learned

4 Global Action- China In 2013 China changed the legal constitution for development towards the Ecological Civilisation To take a scientific approach to development To make Ecological Progress China now has an environmental court and a circular economy law and is beginning carbon trading

5 推动低碳发展 Promoting low carbon development 建设生态崇明 to build an ecological Chongming island 崇明县人民政府 People s Government of Chongming County China Demonstration Region

6 五是建设自然生态系统提增碳汇示范项目 Build demonstration projects of carbon sink enhancement in natural ecosystems

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8 Chenjia-Dongtan Eco-City

9 9 Carbon trading demonstrator within Shanghai region calculating carbon emissions for all goods and services and sequestration of wetlands and forests.

10 10 Water management strategies including treatment of waste, capture and recycling, drip-feed irrigation of farmland, swales and alternative land and flood management. Also development of storage lakes and wetlands. All aimed to create new jobs and improve water quality and health.

11 11 Integrated utility systems including CHP, renewable energywind, solar and ground source heating/cooling, anaerobic digestion of biomass, water treatment linked to new industry.

12 Energy efficiency construction and retrofit including lighting, appliances, building services, industrial plant, water management. New ecological low carbon, resource efficient developments and retrofit of existing Chongming city to create a new ecological community which aims to improve urban and rural economy and human health and quality of life.

13 School education programmes around sustainability and planning museum.

14 Transformation of a city economy through replacing traffic with walking, cycling -Seoul

15 Common success factors National legal structures to incentivise change Regional planning frameworks and masterplans with clear targets for outcomes-sustainable development framework Regional leadership and modelling of regional resource systems Community engagement for change Development momentum and access to capital Connecting local skills and natural resources to a new economy and emerging society needs, reducing pollution

16 Common challenges Local delivery specifications and standards needed changing Performance based procurement systems not in place Economic models not available to justify innovative green development strategies that may not increase GDP Open data is not easily turned into practical use Limited public sector funds and inability to connect private investment capital to good projects Poor local capacity to manage green growth and integrated planning

17 2. Opportunities for a new approach

18 Geographies The Decision to Create TEST 2011 Sectors Public Sector Private Sector TEST Open source NGO & Philanthropy Research Silos

19 Approach to Sustainable Regions A Regional Approach Is Critical Gather regional data, develop regional knowledge, embed integrated regional planning, build regional capacity and shared confidence to act Integrating economic, societal and environmental aspects including ecosystems and shaping investments with a trusted economic analysis

20 Earth(in solar system) Simulator Region Simulator

21 Millennium Development Goals 2000 to 2015 Millennium Development Goals adopted by United Nations in 2000 and set to expire in What happens after 2015? Post-2015 Development Agenda Process

22 A future green intelligent society with IOT technology, open data and computing power + Communities

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24 Ecology Health Human agents and their well-being Air Water Soil Quality Human Health well-being nutrition, life-span, healthcare costs Green, circular, Knowledge economy Economy Labour- skill, job availability, salary, productivity Asset Value Goods Training & Education-skill and knowledge through learning and education High quality Inclusive resilient growth

25 3. From observatory to collaboratory

26 Citizen science and smart communities-inspire and GEOSS Observatory Collaboratory Citizen sensing Earth observation Awareness Mapping Design capability EU- JRC Data Common Framework Agreements and Interoperability Standards Data repository Collaborative intelligence Action for systems change Investment and insurance Adaptation & risk mitigation Improved quality of life

27 Syn City City resources IIER Economics EFI Forestry PROFILE Soil-agriculture

28 Climate model data

29 Earth observation and ground sensors for land use data Copernicus Urban Atlas Soil and geology PROFILE

30 Government data eg demographics, employment Crowd-sourced agent Data mobility 4G 5G 6G

31 Resource flows Sankey Diagrams

32 Integrated Sustainable Infrastructure transport logistics and waste management sewerage, potable and non-potable water energy agriculture,

33 Regional collaborative intelligence

34 Community Leadership and Cultural Planning Danish Cultural Institute At COP17

35 4. Innovation in law, finance and insurance

36 Integrated urban systems design/planning and procurement for sustainability and resilience Now Where we could be with systems thinking and performance based procurement DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DESIGN DESIGN PLANNING Sequential and silo-ed approach conventional economic assessment dominates how we design (cities, policies, technology interventions etc) Short term political and finance cycles dominate economic plane Environment plane silo-ed (i.e. water-food-energy, urban and rural viewed separately) Social benefit at the end of the line abstract relationship to earlier planes. DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATED DESIGN INTEGRATED PLANNING ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT

37 The Circular Economy THE ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION The evolution of our economy from an increasingly resource-constrained take-make-dispose model towards one that is circular and re- generative by intention poses a huge opportunity for business innovation. This report highlights the significant economic opportunities, both immediate and long-term, that are available across the EU. The report offers the catalyst for a sector wide re-design revolution.

38 Evidence-based trusted independent model Output Successful improvement in energy-water-food security and quality of life Assurance Project portfolio High quality inclusive resilient growth Return Investment Regional Funding for Projects- Green Growth Climate Adaptation Social Impact Bonds Sources of capital-mnb s Pension Funds Sovereign Wealth Funds

39 UK EU Demo region Dorset LEP IFS DFID Americas Demo regions Rio de Janeiro USA city Global UNEP UN Habitat UNDP UNSDSN UCCRN Target Trust Demonstrator Network Mainland Europe Denmark, ICLEI GIZ Climate KIC-IFS Cities Alliance Country programme 5 Centres African Centre for Cities African Urban Research Initiative Mongolia Demo region UN ADB FCO CHINA NDRC MOHURD APEC Eco Demo Regions International Centre Chongqing University

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