A contractual agreement is underway to ensure Brisbane's 2032 Olympics will be the first Games to operate in a way that is climate positive.
The scheme is part of a bid to avoid huge debts and abandoned stadiums evident in some previous host cities.
Specific details of how Brisbane 2032 will achieve a climate positive games are yet to be laid out, but the International Olympic Committee has pledged to move towards a more flexible model that allows future Olympics to operate in a more affordable and sustainable way.
It is understood that the 2032 Brisbane Olympic games will be the first held to this standard.