The Good Practice Database presents various examples of good practices worldwide which demonstrate how climate policies and actions are being effectively designed and implemented across a range of national contexts. This analysis is a joint initiative of the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement, the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme and the NDC Support Cluster.
Accelerating the Greening of Finance: The Paris Climate Bond
Right at a moment when international climate efforts were concentrated at COP21 taking place in Paris in 2015, the city issued the Paris Climate Bond (PCB)1 to finance and re-finance projects in climate mitigation and adaptation. The PCB …
Chile’s Carbon Tax: An Ambitious Step towards Environmentally Friendly Policies and Significant Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
In 2014, Chile passed a large tax reform which notably included the introduction of three new environmental taxes: A carbon tax, a tax for local pollutants and a tax for new vehicles. Chile’s environmental framework has been widely …
Paraguay’s Stakeholder Participation Process to Unpack the NDC Targets
Following the Paris Agreement, Paraguay undertook a rigorous and inclusive stakeholder participation process to ‘unpack’ the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets, resulting in the identification of 110 specific actions …
Reducing GHG Emissions Through Sustainable Waste Management: Lessons From The C40 City London
In line with the United Kingdom government’s goals to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 80 % by 2050 compared to 1990, the Mayor of London signed the C40 Cities Zero Waste Declaration in 2018, an initiative run by the global C40 …
Fodder Production as an Adaptation Business Case - Eor Ekule Dairies Ltd (EDL)
Eor Ekule Dairies Ltd (EDL) is a commercial cattle dairy company in the start-up phase that has recognized climate change related risks as a business opportunity to develop a new service for other related businesses. Operating in a drought …
Developing Carbon Credits to Finance Smallholder-Inclusive Supply Chains
The Livelihoods Carbon Fund has invested in developing smallholder agroforestry systems in marginalized regions occupied by tribal minorities in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, through the local NGO Naandi Foundation. The project is …
The Energy Efficiency Group for Transportation: A Strong Political Commitment Towards Sustainable Transport in Uruguay
For over a decade, Uruguay has achieved a dynamic economic development reflected in the growth of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) while maintaining emissions almost constant and even reducing the intensity of emissions in some …
Uruguay’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory Evolution as a Component of the MRV for the Country’s NDC
Uruguay is a high-income developing country with an agroindustry-based economy. Even if the country has only accounted for 0.07% of the total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2012, Uruguay’s agroindustry and livestock related …
Trinidad and Tobago’s NDC Implementation Plan: A Policy Blueprint to Guide Effective Mitigation Action
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) as a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) is greatly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, while its absolute annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represent less than 1% of the world’s GHG emissions. Carbon …
Samoa’s Impressive Feat in Building Capacities for NDC Implementation
To achieve its global commitment given via its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Samoa has undertaken efforts to adapt to and also mitigate the negative impacts of climate change. A key aspect of Samoa’s NDC is the transition of …