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.
China’s National Development Strategy as Inspiration for its Long-Term Strategy to Respond to Climate Change
China,
East Asia and Pacific
Over the past few years, China, in line with its own development practice, has urged the rest of the world to transition to green, low-carbon, climate-adaptive, and sustainable development. This case study explores a history of national …
Energy 2050: A Participatory Process for a Long-Term Energy Policy and its Role in Climate Change Policies in Chile
Chile,
Latin America and Caribbean
Chile’s energy sector—and the electricity sector in particular—has been under scrutiny during the last 15 years. Challenged by growing electricity demand, the slowed expansion of generation capacity and a rapid rise in electricity prices …
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 …
California’s Decarbonization Strategy: Adaptable Policy with Strong Target Setting and Stakeholder Engagement
United States ,
North America
California’s successful climate policies are set against a background of strong political and public support for protecting the environment, long-term planning, analytical evaluations and modeling, and an inclusive stakeholder process that …
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 …
LTS in Europe: Experience from National and EU-Wide 2050 Climate Planning
Europe and Central Asia
The European Union has defined a new system of governance after the Paris Agreement, requiring all Member States to produce national long-term strategies (LTS) by January 1, 2020, and commits the European Commission (EC) to draft a long …
The French Low Carbon 2050 Strategy: An Iterative Policy Process with High Stakeholder Engagement
France,
Europe and Central Asia
This case study focuses on the development of the French national low-carbon strategy. It details the process of developing the French plan for achieving a low-carbon economy by 2050. The decision during the period 2013–15 to develop a …