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.

Initiative and Innovation in the Norwegian INDC Preparation

Norway, Europe and Central Asia
On 26 March 2015, Norway was the third government after Switzerland and the European Union to officially submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC. Like the EU, Norway announced an emission reduction target …

Ghana’s Ambitious Climate Reporting Program

Ghana, Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) launched the Ghana Climate Ambitious Reporting Program (G-CARP) following the Conference of Parties (COP) to …

Promoting Induction Cooking in Ecuador

Ecuador, Latin America and Caribbean
Since 2007, Ecuador has been working on strategies to improve energy efficiency, mainly in the residential sector. In 2014, Ecuador started implementing the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Substitution Programme (PEC) 1 that contains, as a …

An Integrated National Climate Policy in Mexico

Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean
Mexico is the first developing country to have implemented a climate change law. Approved in 2012, and based on several years of experience in the field, the law provides a climate change policy framework and sets the ground for (1) the …

Transforming the Energy Sector in Uruguay

Uruguay, Latin America and Caribbean
Before the implementation of the new energy policy, and despite not having oil, natural gas or coal reserves, Uruguay had a significant presence of fossil fuels in its energy matrix, amounting to 56% in the period 2001–2006 (Méndez, 2014) …

An Inter-sectoral Approach to Jordan’s INDC Process

Jordan, Middle East and North Africa
The preparation of Jordan’s INDC began in January 2015 and the INDC was submitted in September 2015. Jordan’s INDC preparation process built on existing processes, national policies, institutions and streamlining the flow of information. A …

Developing an INDC Aligning National and Sectoral Policy Objectives

Morocco, Middle East and North Africa
The development of Morocco’s INDC was based on a comprehensive technical and political process involving key stakeholders in the country. The INDC builds on the National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD) as well as several other …

Transformational Change: Danish 100% Renewable Energy Policy

Denmark, Europe and Central Asia
Danish energy policy mandates the complete phase-out of fossil fuels in the energy supply by 2050. In the long term, electricity, heating, industry and transport energy are to be provided entirely by renewable sources. In the medium term …

Making Progress on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan

United States , North America
In 2013, President Obama announced the Climate Action Plan (CAP), the first comprehensive plan of the United States to address climate change. The CAP outlines 75 climate-related goals and respective actions that are subsumed under three …