5,600 Registered / 95 Countries
69 Sessions / 100 Experts

Thousands worldwide came together – architects, planners, engineers, educators, developers, manufacturers and policymakers – and participated in the historic CarbonPositive RESET! 1.5^oC Global Teach-In, a full-day of “how-to” events presented live in three regions worldwide.

Attendees engaged with the most effective building materials, construction methods, design tools, architecture and planning strategies, practices and policies for building a carbon positive future, address the current and future impacts of climate change and RESET the targets and actions necessary to meet the Paris Climate Agreement 1.5^oC goals:

a 65% CO₂ emissions reduction by 2030, zero CO₂ emissions by 2040.

We heard from landscape architects designing carbon-sequestering sites that take their projects to net zero and carbon positive on a rapid timeline and architects leveraging the material abundance of existing buildings for adaptive reuse accompanied by dramatic embodied carbon savings. We learned from planners with visions for humane, resilient, cool, and connected urban environments, and leaders challenging and expanding the status quo in real estate, development, manufacturing, and between disciplines.

English-language recordings of all keynotes and sessions in

• Region 1: North & South America
• Region 2: Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Region 3: Asia, Asia Pacific & Oceania

have been published on the Carbon Positive website and our YouTube channel. The live simultaneous interpretations of the keynotes in Spanish and Mandarin have also been published, and session recordings of the live Spanish and Mandarin interpretations will be published soon.

Reducing emissions to maintain the likelihood of limiting global average temperature to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels may feel daunting. However, ample evidence, actions and proven strategies from the CarbonPositive RESET! 1.5ºC Global Teach-In illustrate it’s very doable.

Below, see a selection and list of sessions, projects and commitments that meet or go beyond the carbon reductions we know are necessary as outlined in the 1.5ºC Climate Actions Commitment:

GENERAL SESSIONS (RECORDINGS):

RESET! TIMING IS EVERYTHING & THE ROAD TO COP26

RESET! URBANIZATION: Global Sprawl, Climate Change, and Equity

RESET! PRACTICE & POLICY: Professionals and Organizations Making Big Moves

RESET! ARCHITECTURE: Designing to Meet 1.5ºC

RESET! EMBODIED CARBON: Reduce, Reuse, Sequester

REGIONAL SESSIONS (RECORDINGS):

DESIGN WITH CLIMATE:
Form Follows Performance

(RE)DESIGN:
Repurpose, Re-Skin, Renovate

CORE MATERIALS:
Better Concrete, Better Steel

IT’S ELECTRIFYING!
Powering Our Buildings Without Fossil Fuels

THE URBAN FIX:
Resilient Cities

FOREST AND THE TREES (AND GRASS):
Procuring Climate Smart Mass Timber & Bamboo

PROLIFERATING RENEWABLES:
Generating and Procuring Renewable Energy

SOAK IT UP:
Carbon Sequestering Sites

GROWING UP:
Designing with Mass Timber & Bamboo

ACHIEVING ZERO:
Codes and Policies for Zero Emissions in New and Existing Building Operations

10 BILLION MOUTHS TO FEED!
Emissions, Urban Agriculture and Development

RIGHT-SIZING:
Core Building Material Optimization

ENERGY UPGRADED!
Scaling Building Renovations for Decarbonization

CITIES LEAD:
An Embodied Carbon Policy Framework

LOCK IT UP!
Carbon Capture Opportunities and Innovations

EMPOWERING CHANGE:
Bio-Based Materials for Climate and Cultural Shifts

LET’S GET REAL:
The Power of Real Estate & Procurement

A PARADIGM SHIFT:
Planning and Designing for Climate

COMPLETING THE CIRCLE:
Towards a Circular Economy

INTERIORS MATTER:
Material Impacts, Innovation & MEP