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
France,
Europe and Central Asia
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 …
The French Low Carbon 2050 Strategy: An Iterative Policy Process with High Stakeholder Engagement
France,
Europe and Central Asia
This case study focuses on the development of the French national low-carbon strategy. It details the process of developing the French plan for achieving a low-carbon economy by 2050. The decision during the period 2013–15 to develop a …
Moving toward green mobility: three countries, three different paths
France,
Luxembourg,
Norway,
Europe and Central Asia
Current transportation technologies and behaviors are major contributors to pollution, traffic congestion, noise, and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Globally, 23% of GHG emissions come from the transportation sector. As countries seek to …