{"id":20033,"date":"2026-07-05T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=20033"},"modified":"2026-07-05T14:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:53:06","slug":"c40-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/c40-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"C40 Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United Nations (UN) and World Economic Forum (<a href=\"https:\/\/centres.weforum.org\/centre-for-urban-transformation\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WEF<\/a>) have several <a href=\"https:\/\/centres.weforum.org\/centre-for-urban-transformation\/initiatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agendas<\/a> to transform cities for humanity and achieve Sustainable Development Goal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalgoals.org\/goals\/11-sustainable-cities-and-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#11<\/a>, Sustainable Cities and Communities. Among the many targets there are goals for safe and affordable housing and transportation systems (which means no cars), regional planning that deprives citizens from local representation, changing dietary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/impact\/healthy-citizens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">habits<\/a>, all of which obliterate the foundation of our Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2022\/03\/15-minute-city-stickiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notorious<\/a> 15 minute cities, 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/planning\/2023\/winter\/meet-the-15-minute-citys-cousin-the-20-minute-suburb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">minute<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcpa.org.uk\/collection\/the-20-minute-neighbourhood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">neighborhoods<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/nature-positive-cities-guidelines-for-rehabilitating-nature-in-the-urban-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature<\/a>-Positive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepositivecities.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cities<\/a>, Net Zero Carbon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/net-zero-carbon-cities-an-integrated-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cities<\/a>, Smart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/governing-smart-cities-policy-benchmarks-for-ethical-and-responsible-smart-city-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oascities.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agile<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.weforum.org\/docs\/WP_Global_Future_Council_Cities_Urbanization_report_2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cities<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesworld.net\/news\/news\/36-cities-chosen-to-chart-a-course-towards-the-future-5869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalsmartcitiesalliance.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/impact\/smart-cities-governance-alliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cities<\/a> Alliance, and the New Urban <a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/about-us\/new-urban-agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agenda<\/a> to name just a few other schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there is another one, C40 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cities<\/a>, a global network of mayors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/about-c40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">united<\/a> to confront the climate crisis and build equitable and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/what-we-do\/raising-climate-ambition\/inclusive-thriving-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thriving<\/a> communities. These \u201cthriving\u201d cities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/what-we-do\/raising-climate-ambition\/inclusive-thriving-cities\/thriving-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">require<\/a> a new system of governance that meet the Paris Agreement to reduce warming. In order to accomplish this feat, it will require a transition to renewable energy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/what-we-do\/scaling-up-climate-action\/energy-and-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sources<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/what-we-do\/scaling-up-climate-action\/food-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eating<\/a> more plant food and wasting less food, eliminating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/what-we-do\/scaling-up-climate-action\/transportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cars<\/a>, managing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/what-we-do\/scaling-up-climate-action\/waste-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waste<\/a> more efficiently, and better urban planning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/what-we-do\/scaling-up-climate-action\/urban-planning-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cram<\/a> as many people as possible into small areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a> is available that identifies which cities are participants. Or, to get an idea of how C40 cities are being transformed in America, any listed city on the map can be searched to see what changes are being made. As an example, Seattle has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/cities\/seattle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">list<\/a> of case studies that describe what the city is doing to achieve C40 goals. A general sense of what damage these concepts create in cities can be seen in C40 members New York City, Washington DC, San <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2024\/10\/san-francisco-urban-biodiversity-nature-based-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Francisco<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/local\/seattle-ranked-among-worst-managed-cities-new-study-finds\/3540082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seattle<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/socialism-save-seattle-city-advocates-struggle-find-solutions-homeless-drug-addicts-flood-streets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/jake-and-spike\/seattle-crime-spog\/4230986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are<\/a> a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/studyfinds.org\/washington-worst-run-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">few<\/a> examples of the worst <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/resilience\/smart-cities\/3530922-here-are-the-worst-run-cities-in-america-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">managed<\/a> cities in America. The Global Urban Data Centres <a href=\"https:\/\/c40.shorthandstories.com\/the-global-data-centres-pact\/index.html\">Pact<\/a> for integrating data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Global-Urban-Data-Centres-Pact.pdf\">centers<\/a> includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/news\/mayors-from-around-the-world-unite-in-call-for-sustainable-urban-data-centres\/\">Boise<\/a> as a signatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governed by foreigners with former, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/steering-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">current<\/a>, U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/leadership\/the-c40-co-chairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mayors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Co-Chairs<\/a>, and Steering Committee, C40 has a broad range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/funders-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funders<\/a> and partners from across the world, surely only for the purposes of financial gain, power and control, and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40reinventingcities.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reinvent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligence.weforum.org\/search\/publications\/cb802ec691434f848d7d69073da523cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of which poison you pick, the underlying concept is the same, eradicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40knowledgehub.org\/s\/article\/How-to-build-back-better-with-a-15-minute-city?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freedom<\/a>, forcing everyone into a lifestyle that is dictated and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40knowledgehub.org\/s\/?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controlled<\/a>, kind of like the current affordable housing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40knowledgehub.org\/s\/article\/How-climate-policies-can-help-cities-to-help-tackle-housing-shortages?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scam<\/a>, and being placed under constant surveillance with every activity tracked. It goes far beyond just a 15 minute city concept, it is full blown technocracy with social <a href=\"https:\/\/theonerds.substack.com\/p\/technocracy-and-social-engineering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">engineering<\/a>, and is currently being implemented right here in America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations (UN) and World Economic Forum (WEF) have several agendas to transform cities for humanity and achieve Sustainable Development Goal #11, Sustainable Cities and Communities. Among the many targets there are goals for safe and affordable housing and transportation systems (which means no cars), regional planning that deprives citizens from local representation, changing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":20034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[1332,465,268,1011],"class_list":["post-20033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions-op-eds","tag-15-minute-cities","tag-technocracy","tag-un","tag-wef","cat-243-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20035,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20033\/revisions\/20035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}