CTH as Framework Operator

CTH as Framework Operator
  
CleantechHUB operates the infrastructure. It does not own the data.
  Constitutional Layer · C-01
The most important design choice in this framework: CTH is the operator, not the owner.
CTH maintains the technical infrastructure, publishes the standards, certifies validators, and enforces
the rules. CTH does not own, sell, or unilaterally access the climate data that flows through the system.
  The ICANN Model: ICANN operates the Domain Name System globally. It maintains the
  protocol, accredits registrars, and enforces policy. It does not own domain names — registrants do.
  CTH's relationship to climate data is structurally identical. CTH maintains the protocol and
  enforces the framework; data submitters and communities own their data.
What CTH Can Do
  
    
✅ Maintain infrastructure
    
Operate the governance ledger, API, and credential verification services.
  
  
    
✅ Publish standards
    
Release new framework versions, SHACL shapes, and methodology registries.
  
  
    
✅ Certify validators
    
Issue CTH Validator Credentials to organisations meeting EN ISO/IEC 14065 requirements.
  
  
    
✅ Enforce submission rules
    
Reject submissions that fail SHACL validation or lack required FPIC credentials.
  
What CTH Cannot Do
  
    
🚫 Override FPIC consent
    
CTH cannot access community-restricted data even with full administrator credentials. This is enforced at database row-level security — not policy.
  
  
    
🚫 Sell or license data
    
CTH cannot sell, license, or grant access to data it does not own. Data owners control their own ODRL usage policies.
  
  
    
🚫 Change framework unilaterally
    
Major framework changes require a ⅔ board supermajority. Changes touching FPIC rules additionally require Community Sovereignty Panel affirmative vote.
  
  
    
🚫 Validate its own data
    
CTH-submitted data must be validated by a third-party accredited validator. No self-certification.
  
Legal Basis
  
Jurisdiction
Relevant instrument
Implication for CTH
  
Colombia
Law 21 of 1991 (ILO 169 ratification)
Free Prior and Informed Consent mandatory before collecting data in indigenous territories
  
Colombia
2016 Peace Accords — Ethnic Chapter
Community data rights recognised as part of territorial rights
  
EU
GDPR Article 5
Data minimisation and purpose limitation — encoded in ODRL policies
  
Brazil
LGPD (Lei 13.709/2018)
Consent requirements for personal data in emissions records
  
International
CARE Principles (GIDA 2018)
Collective benefit, authority to control, responsibility, ethics — all encoded in framework rules
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