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.

Experiences of Midterm Planning in The Colombian Electricity System

Colombia, Latin America and Caribbean
In the early 1990s, Colombia suffered an extreme drought that caused nationwide programmed blackouts of up to 10 hours daily. As a result, the Colombian government asked for long and midterm planning tools to forecast electricity demand, as …

Mexico’s Mid-Century Strategy: Lessons in Planning for the Paris Agreement

Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean
Mexico’s Mid-Century Strategy (MCS), presented at 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) in Marrakech, is one of the first long-term strategy documents published after the adoption of the Paris Agreement. It’s Mexico’s response to Article 4 …

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 …

Lessons from low-emission development strategies to support long-term strategy development and implementation

Chile, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Philippines, Uganda, South Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, East Asia and Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa
Long-term strategies can enable enduring economic growth and sustainable development while also aligning with climate objectives in the Paris Agreement. It is increasingly recognized that, when developing LTS, many countries are not …

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 …