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.
Public Transport in South Africa
The development objectives for public transport projects include improving efficient mobility and inclusive access to jobs, services, and socioeconomic opportunities, while also minimizing negative externalities such as local and global …
European Union: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Europe and Central Asia
A border carbon adjustment mechanism (BCA) is a policy instrument whereby a government imposes a carbon price on certain carbon-intensive goods that are imported from other jurisdictions at the border. The main objective is to adjust the …
Taxing Carbon for Development: Lessons from British Columbia
Canada
The British Columbia (BC) carbon tax stands out as a model for decarbonizing development because the policy design led to several positive outcomes, including: a net increase in economic growth; a decrease in income inequality and …
Reducing Deforestation in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia's economic success has been accompanied by one of the world's highest rates of forest loss. Despite these significant challenges, Indonesia has started to reverse the historically negative patterns of forest loss in recent years …