Case studies and Trends in action

The Observatory publishes, alongside its annual reports, a series of case studies and trends in action, of countries, cities and regions, at the crossroads of national policies and non-state actions, to provide a qualitative analysis of the evolution of greenhouse gas emissions.

City
Transport

Barcelona • Sant Antoni, the green street inspiring the city

Since 2016, the city of Barcelona has been supporting the establishment of “superblo[...]

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City
Transport

Buenos Aires • Leveraging environmental and climate data to promote soft mobility

The BA Climate Action platform merges open government tools wit[...]

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Country
Energy
Land use

Cambodia • A sustainable wood fuel value chain to combat deforestation

Half of the carbon consumed in Phnom Penh comes from the Cardamom Mountain[...]

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Country
Energy

Mali • Access to “clean” energy thanks to decentralised solar mini-grids

To address the problem of access to electricity, the Malian [...]

2022
Country
Energy

Georgia • Gender-sensitive energy cooperatives in rural areas

In a fragile energy landscape marked by lack of infrastructure, high energy costs a[...]

2022
Global
Adaptation
Land use

Biodiversity • Strengthening ecological connectivity to adapt ecosystems to climate change

In the face of alarming biodiversity loss, conservatio[...]

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Region
Governance

Scotland • Linking climate action and the SDGs

Enacted in 2009 and updated in October 2019, Scotland’s Climate Change Act sets an ambitious targe[...]

2022
City
Adaptation
Governance

Kigali • Combining mitigation and resilience

As part of its mandate to implement national policies on its territory, especially the commitment of[...]

2022
City
Building
Energy

Alba Iulia • Taking on the building decarbonisation challenge head on

The Alba Local Energy Agency (ALEA), created in 2008 with main objective to[...]

2022
Region
Governance

Silesia • A much-needed “just transition” away from coal

Three years after the Silesian Declaration on Solidarity and Just Transition[...]

2022
Region
Land use

Madre de Dios • From pathways planning to implementation

Completing its decarbonisation pathway through the Climate Pathway Project, Madre de Dio[...]

2022
Region
Governance

Dannieh • Using the SEACAP as a climate finance tool

The Dannieh agglomeration falls within the boundaries of the Minieh-Dannieh district (qaza) [...]

2022
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