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.
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 …
Smart Incentives for Mini-Grids through Retail Tariff and Subsidy Design
South Africa,
Middle East and North Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries have diverse energy goals. Mini-grids are playing an increasing role in achieving countries’ energy goals such as: supporting rural electrification, community self-reliance, local resilience, and emissions reductions. Depending on …
Building a strategic framework for reducing climate change risk and vulnerability: Unlocking climate finance to ensure long-term adaptation in Peru
Peru
Peru is currently developing key elements for ensuring long-term adaptation to climate change. The Peruvian Framework Law on Climate Change will secure the mainstreaming of adaptation measures into sectoral and subnational planning and …
Building climate policies under consensus: Argentina's National Climate Change Cabinet
Argentina
The Argentinean National Climate Change Cabinet (GNCC, for its Spanish acronym), created by Presidential Decree in 2016, is chaired and coordinated at a high political level by the head of the ministerial cabinet, and brings together …
Investing in Grid-Connected Solar PV: Structured Finance for NDC Implementation in the Gambia
Gambia
The NAMA support project (NSP) ‚„Investing in grid-connected solar PV: Structured finance for NDC implementation‘‘ is based on the two Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) „Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy in The …
The Chandigarh Solar City Project: Identifying Synergies and Maximizing the Co-Benefits of NDC-SDG Linkages in Climate Policy
India
As part of the Government of India’s (GOI) solar city initiative, “Development of Solar Cities”, the Chan-digarh Solar City Project achieved the targeted 10% reduction of conventional energy demand in its first 5 years of operation through …
Initial Experiences of the Community of Practice on Supporting Direct Access to Climate Finance
Benin,
Costa Rica,
Ethiopia,
Jamaica,
Kenya,
Morocco,
Namibia,
Peru,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
South Africa,
Middle East and North Africa,
Latin America and Caribbean,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate change and thus need financing for adaptation and low-carbon development. The international community has established multilateral funds to support mitigation and adaptation in these …
Mastering the transition towards energy efficiency in the buildings sector: The European Union’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Europe and Central Asia
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is the European Union's (EU) main legislative instrument promoting the improvement of the energy performance of buildings among the Member States of the EU. The EPBD sets a framework for …
Promoting the Uptake of Electric Vehicles to Reduce Pollution in Beijing City, China
China,
East Asia and Pacific
The poor air quality in Beijing city in 2013 prompted the central and Beijing governments to implement stringent pollution control measures. This included the promotion of green transportation such as electric vehicles. The central …
Dialoguemos NDC: A Participatory Process for NDC Implementation in Peru
Peru,
Latin America and Caribbean
When confronted with climate change demand, countries are challenged with involving several key actors such as government, NGOs, the private sector, and civil society groups. Additionally, countries must ensure coordination between all …