Policy Action

Case studies

• Climate justice and equity at the core of Seattle’s transport electrification (June 2021)
• Companies in Québec increase EV uptake through fleet trials (May 2020)
• The path to zero emission trucks in California (September 2019)
• Santa Fe launches solar-powered buses (May 2019)
• Queensland's Electric Super Highway (March 2019)
• Baden-Württemberg connects stakeholders for e-mobility innovation (February 2019)
• German states pave the way for truck electrification with new eHighways (September 2018)
• Navarra drives electric vehicle transition with new public-private initiative (August 2018)
• Switched On Scotland: Phasing out the need for new petrol and diesel cars by 2032 (July 2018)
• How California and Vermont are driving the uptake of electric cars through public-private partnerships (June 2017)
• Electric Vehicle Policy Initiative Summary: Sharing best practice on Electric Vehicle policies (November 2013)

Case studies

• Québec's International Climate Cooperation Program (September 2018) 
• Financial innovation for climate action in the Yucatán peninsula (August 2018) 
• Green financing in Santa Fe to support innovation in renewables and energy efficiency (July 2018)
• Affordable clean energy through Connecticut's green bank (June 2018) 

Case studies

• How North Rhine-Westphalia’s “climate discourse” is providing a platform for discussions on common and conflicting interests around climate protection (August 2017)

Policy briefings

• Industry Engagement - Innovation Lab (December 2017)

Reports

• Power to Act: How subnational governments can tackle climate change together (September 2016)
• Unlocking Ambition: Top corporate and sub-national climate commitments (December 2015)
• An industrial region in transition: Energy and climate policy in North Rhine-Westphalia (May 2016)
• Age of Experiments: How States & Regions are developing the next generation of climate and energy policies (September 2014)

Case studies

• Improving energy performance of buildings: A success story from Lombardy (July 2019)
• Wales’ Warm Homes Programme – simultaneously tackling emissions and fuel poverty (November 2018) 
• Jalisco cuts public sector emissions with carbon management plan (July 2018)
• Telangana constructs energy efficient buildings to guarantee energy savings (June 2018)
• Navarra constructs over 500 energy efficient homes for social housing (May 2018)
• How the Basque Country became a smart grids leader through a public-private partnership (June 2017)
• How Upper Austria is tackling heating emissions through awareness raising and capacity building (February 2017)
• How Victoria is engaging SMEs on resource efficiency (January 2017)

Policy briefings

• Energy Efficiency in Buildings - Innovation Lab (December 2017)

Case studies

• Queensland's renewable energy zones (July 2021)
• Québec’s plan for a green economy (June 2021)
• New South Wales' electricity infrastructure roadmap (February 2021)
• Scotland's Climate Change Plan: a path to green recovery (February 2021)
• Yucatán’s Urban Mobility Plan (January 2021)
• Victoria’s Household Energy Saving Package (December 2020)
• Raising ZEV ambition and streamlining the infrastructure permitting process in California (October 2020)
• Expanding Catalonia's carbon tax program (October 2020)
• The Chungnam Green New Deal (October 2020)
• Emilia Romagna works with government & the public to deliver a new Climate Pact (October 2020)
• The 'Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles' program (October 2020)
• The Reactivating Navarra Plan: accelerating environmental transition (October 2020)
• Clean Cars Nevada initative (October 2020)
• New York's Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Act (October 2020)
• North Rhine-Westphalia's progres.NRW initative (October 2020)
• Advancing a 100% renewable future for Rhode Island (October 2020)
• Scotland's comprehensive green recovery (October 2020)

Reports

• Building back greener - how states and regions are building a more sustainable, resilient post-pandemic future (October 2020)

Case studies

• Capturing cement's carbon: piloting LEILAC technology in Belgium and Germany (February 2021)

Case studies

• Creating carbon sinks through afforestation in Chhattisgarh (August 2018)
• Cross River State tackles deforestation with sustainable fuelwood and efficient cook stoves (June 2018)
• Nanga Lauk Village Forest Management (January 2021)
• Regenerating forests and farmland in Mexico’s Sierra Gorda (April 2018)
• A Socio-Environmental Recovery Program for the Serra Do Mar and the Atlantic Forest (April 2018)

Case studies

• How California is driving the energy storage market through state legislation (April 2017)
• Community Solar Gardens: How Minnesota is supporting community-based renewables (October 2016)
• How North Rhine-Westphalia responds to the concerns of citizens about renewable energy development (October 2016)

Policy briefing

• Community Renewables - Innovation Lab (December 2017)

Case studies

• Marine carbon sinks in Andalucía: a crucial ally to achieve regional mitigation goals (November 2020)
• Achieving climate resilience and well-being through enhanced water conservation in West Bengal (November 2019)
• Washington state advances climate solutions with ocean acidification action plan (July 2019)
• California's ocean acidification action plan (June 2019) 
• Protecting Quintana Roo's coastal infrastructure by insuring nature (October 2018) 
• Québec's scientific consortium on to inform decision-making on climate adaptation (2018) 
• Western Cape’s roadmap to a smart agricultural sector (April 2018)
• Assessing KwaZulu-Natal coastal vulnerability to sea-level rise (April 2018)
• New York State’s Climate Smart Communities: Engaging local communities on adaptation (July 2016)
• How South Australia is engaging local communities on adaptation (September 2015)

Case studies

• Capping methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure in Massachusetts (January 2020)
• Tackling methane gas emissions from oil and gas sector in British Columbia (August 2019)
• Emission standards for crude oil and natural gas facilities in California (August 2019)