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 7: Assessing progress in preparing for climate change in the UK
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
Adaptation refers to actions that help increase capacity, or reduce the vulnerability and exposure of society and the natural environment to the impacts associated with climate change. It can also include actions to take advantage of new …
CCC Insights Briefing 5: Monitoring progress in reducing the UK's greenhouse emissions
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
The UK Climate Change Act requires the Climate Change Committee (CCC) to produce an annual assessment of progress towards the UK’s emissions reduction targets. This independent assessment documents the changes in UK greenhouse gas emissions …
CCC Insights Briefing 2: The Climate Change Committee
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
The UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) is the statutory body created by the UK Climate Change Act 2008. It provides independent expert advice on the UK’s climate goals and climate policy, and monitors progress on reducing greenhouse gas …
CCC Insights Briefing 3: The UK's Net Zero target
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
The UK Climate Change Act contains a legally binding long-term goal to reduce the UK’s net emissions of greenhouse gases to zero in 2050. This ‘Net Zero’ goal was legislated in 2019 following advice from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) …
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 …
Paraguay’s Stakeholder Participation Process to Unpack the NDC Targets
Paraguay,
Latin America and Caribbean
Following the Paris Agreement, Paraguay undertook a rigorous and inclusive stakeholder participation process to ‘unpack’ the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets, resulting in the identification of 110 specific actions …
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 …
Chile’s Carbon Tax: An Ambitious Step towards Environmentally Friendly Policies and Significant Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
Chile,
Latin America and Caribbean
In 2014, Chile passed a large tax reform which notably included the introduction of three new environmental taxes: A carbon tax, a tax for local pollutants and a tax for new vehicles. Chile’s environmental framework has been widely …
Fodder Production as an Adaptation Business Case - Eor Ekule Dairies Ltd (EDL)
Kenya
Eor Ekule Dairies Ltd (EDL) is a commercial cattle dairy company in the start-up phase that has recognized climate change related risks as a business opportunity to develop a new service for other related businesses. Operating in a drought …