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Session A4 – Climate & Urbanism

Francisca Quinn, Quinn & Partners Inc.

May 10, 2016

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• We work with organizations to design and execute

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• Our support helps companies identify business opportunities,

enhance reputation, manage risks, realize efficiencies and ultimately create more resilient, future-oriented businesses

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Climate should be at the top of developers’ agenda

Recognized as top risk by global economic authorities

• World Economic Forum (WEF) - “failure of climate change mitigation and adaption”

top 5 risk 2014-2016

• IFC - $4 trillion value at risk
• OECD - $3 trillion of assets at risk from climate change in port cities

Leading global cities taking action

• 80% of GDP from cities
• 207 cities report climate risks
• 108 cities report carbon emissions to CDP

Cities can regulate developers or developers can proactively take action

• City of Tonto Green Standard
• Waterfront Toronto Sustainability and Resiliency Framework

Climate change can be incorporated early in the development process

• Leaders have sustainable design standards that covers development lifecycle
• Ecology, energy, carbon, water, materials, infrastructure, etc.– all important for

mitigation and adaptation (resilience)

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KEY POINTS

Climate change is connected to other global risks

• Climate change at top for

impact and likelihood

• Interconnected with other

global risks

• Environmental, social,

economic and governance issue

4 Source; World Economic Forum ‘The Global Risks Report” 2016.

WEF GLOBAL RISK LANDSCAPE 2016

Urban areas have a strong business case to take action

5 Source: CDP, “Protecting Our Capital”, 2014.

CDP CITIES DISCLOSURE

Cities are lagging on risk recognition and adaptation

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CDP CITIES DISCLOSURE

Source: CDP, “Protecting Our Capital”, 2014.

U.K. case study #1

• Guidance for each development step
• Requirements to embed in contracts

and train contractors

• KPI targets for project design,

construction phase and post-

• ccupancy performance

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Materials

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Water

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Waste

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Ecology

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Transport

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Community

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Energy/carbon

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Etc.

• Mandatory reporting and post-project

evaluation

• Verification

7 Source: The Crown Estate, “Urban Portfolio Development Sustainability Principles”, 2015.

DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES

U.K. case study #2

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SUSTAINABILITY BRIEF FOR DEVELOPMENTS

Francisca Quinn

Quinn & Partners Inc.

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• e. francisca@quinnandpartners.com

@franciscaquinn

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