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.
The United Kingdom Climate Change Act: A Climate Change Framework Law
United Kingdom
National framework legislation can provide stability and direction to achieve climate goals. This form of legislation can help create the institutions required to plan, implement, and sustain credible commitments on climate policies that …
CCC Insights Briefing 4: Advising on the level of the UK’s carbon budgets
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
A central element of the UK Climate Change Act (2008) is a series of legally binding five-year ‘carbon budgets’ for allowable levels of economy-wide GHG emissions, which act as stepping stones towards the UK’s 2050 obligation to reduce …
CCC Insights Briefing 6: Undertaking a climate change risk assessment
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
Adapting to the physical risks and opportunities posed by a changing climate is a key pillar of the UK Climate Change Act (2008). The Act imposes a legal obligation on the Government for a five-yearly assessment of the risks and …
CCC Insights Briefing 7: Assessing progress in preparing for climate change in the UK
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
Adaptation refers to actions that help increase capacity, or reduce the vulnerability and exposure of society and the natural environment to the impacts associated with climate change. It can also include actions to take advantage of new …
CCC Insights Briefing 5: Monitoring progress in reducing the UK's greenhouse emissions
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
The UK Climate Change Act requires the Climate Change Committee (CCC) to produce an annual assessment of progress towards the UK’s emissions reduction targets. This independent assessment documents the changes in UK greenhouse gas emissions …
CCC Insights Briefing 2: The Climate Change Committee
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
The UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) is the statutory body created by the UK Climate Change Act 2008. It provides independent expert advice on the UK’s climate goals and climate policy, and monitors progress on reducing greenhouse gas …
CCC Insights Briefing 3: The UK's Net Zero target
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
The UK Climate Change Act contains a legally binding long-term goal to reduce the UK’s net emissions of greenhouse gases to zero in 2050. This ‘Net Zero’ goal was legislated in 2019 following advice from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) …
CCC Insights Briefing 1: The UK Climate Change Act
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
The UK Climate Change Act was passed in 2008. It is the primary legislation that underpins action to address climate change by the UK. It provides a comprehensive framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation, underpinned by …
Reducing GHG Emissions Through Sustainable Waste Management: Lessons From The C40 City London
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
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 …
The United Kingdom’s Clean Growth Strategy
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
The UK government’s Clean Growth Strategy (CGS), published in October 2017, sets out the proposals and policies to meet legislated limits on UK emissions in five-year periods to 2028–32 (the “fifth carbon budget”) although the CGS is not …