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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Analytical Capacity for Long-Term Strategies
Brazil,
China,
Germany,
India,
United States ,
South Asia,
Latin America and Caribbean,
East Asia and Pacific,
Europe and Central Asia,
North America
This case study examines five countries (Brazil, China, Germany, India, and the United States) and assesses the diverse approaches these countries have taken that inform the ongoing evolution of good practice in developing long-term …
Long-term Climate Strategies: A Case Study of Germany
Germany,
Europe and Central Asia
This case study describes the process of developing Germany’s long-term strategy, “Climate Action Plan 2050.” The Climate Action Plan 2050 focuses on the economy-wide mitigation efforts required for Germany to achieve extensive greenhouse …
LTS in Europe: Experience from National and EU-Wide 2050 Climate Planning
Europe and Central Asia
The European Union has defined a new system of governance after the Paris Agreement, requiring all Member States to produce national long-term strategies (LTS) by January 1, 2020, and commits the European Commission (EC) to draft a long …
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 …
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 …
Market Based Mechanisms to reduce GHG Emissions in Asia
China,
India,
Indonesia,
Japan,
Kazakhstan,
Republic of Korea,
Singapore,
Thailand,
Viet Nam,
South Asia,
East Asia and Pacific,
Europe and Central Asia
Countries in Asia are steadily addressing the need to reduce emissions through the deployment of market-based mechanisms (MBMs), such as carbon taxes, cap and trade programs, baseline and credit programs, and the development of renewable …
International Best Practices for Implementing and Designing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Policies
South Africa,
Middle East and North Africa,
South Asia,
Latin America and Caribbean,
East Asia and Pacific,
Europe and Central Asia,
North America,
Sub-Saharan Africa
A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a public policy tool requiring a certain amount of renewable electricity relative to the entire electricity supply. These policies are meant to increase generation from “renewable”, or more broadly …