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Final update: measures from the Philippines, Canada, Cambodia, and Estonia

06 Sep. 2023

In the final update of the Platform for Redesign, four countries (The Philippines, Canada, Cambodia, and Estonia) shared new and updated measures that help pave the way for a more …
Updates from El Salvador and Slovakia

31 May 2023

In the second round of updates in 2023, El Salvador has submitted new measures on climate adaptation etc. since her last submission in August 2020. Slovakia has also updated its pa…
Updates from Mexico, Lithuania and Zimbabwe

03 Mar. 2023

In the first round of updates in 2023, the Platform for Redesign welcomed Zimbabwe and now represents a total of 80 countries and regions of the world. In addition, Mexico has subm…
Updates from Cambodia and Romania ahead of COP27

28 Oct. 2022

Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP27) on 6-18 November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, a couple of countries shared their ambitious measures to …
New and updated measures from Palestine and Latvia

30 Aug. 2022

Following the UN Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development held on 20-21 July…
New and updated measures from countries on the Platform for Redesign

19 Jul. 2022

Ahead of the Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Cambodia, Lithuania, …
Past measures will be archived, but are still searchable

19 Jul. 2022

To preserve past data, for updates starting January 2022, policies previously included on country pages but no longer implemented or applicable will be flagged as “Archived” in the…
New Publication: From COVID-19 Response to Sustainable Redesign

24 Dec. 2021

On 16 December 2021, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) launched their working paper, “From COVID-19 Response to Susta…
October Updates: new country and new measures

29 Oct. 2021

On the road toward COP26, the Platform for Redesign in October welcomed Andorra and now represents a total of 79 countries and regions of the world. In addition, Mexico has submitt…
September Updates: new measures

28 Sep. 2021

In September, the Platform for Redesign welcomed many new measures from Panama since its last update in January. UPDATED:Panama Development of Panama’s National Framework for…
August Updates: new countries, new measures, and more

30 Aug. 2021

In August, the Platform for Redesign welcomed two new countries: Namibia and North Macedonia. Spain and Armenia have also updated and added new measures to the Platform. NEW:Namibi…
G20 Energy-Climate Communiqué Mentions Platform for Redesign 2020

30 Jul. 2021

On 23 July 2021, the Joint G20 Energy-Climate Communiqué was approved in Naples, Italy by G20 Ministers in charge of Energy Transition and Climate Sustainability. The joint stateme…
June Update: New policies and measures

30 Jun. 2021

In June, the Platform for Redesign welcomed updates from Latvia. The country shared new measures related to recycling biodegradable waste, financing energy infrastructure, and impr…
2030 Ambition Highlights: Armenia and Norway

11 Jun. 2021

Roughly a month after the Leaders Summit on Climate and Earth Day 2021, Armenia and Norway shared their climate ambition toward 2030 through their Platform for Redesign updates. Ar…
May Update: New and updated policies and measures

28 May 2021

The Platform for Redesign welcomed updates from Singapore and Armenia. In addition to updates regarding actions that have previously been shared on the Platform, Singapore shared n…
April Update: Updated policies and measures, country news, video messages, and more

27 Apr. 2021

This month, Slovakia and Austria submitted updates to their policies and shared a few new initiatives (such as Slovakia’s National Air Pollution Control Programme). UPDATED:Slovaki…
The Zero Carbon City International Forum

27 Apr. 2021 Japan

17－18 March 2021 The Zero Carbon City International Forum organized by the Ministry of Environment, Japan was successfully held on 17-18 March 2021, with the cooperation of the UNF…
March Update: New country submissions, updated policies and measures, and more

30 Mar. 2021

The Platform for Redesign welcomed new submissions from Colombia and Armenia, and updated policies and measures from Australia, Canada, and Russia this month.Please visit the respe…
Bill on GHG emissions regulation submitted to Russian Parliament

30 Mar. 2021 Russia

On February 20, 2021 the Russian Government submitted a legislation proposal to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases to the State Duma.The bill introduces: (1) obligatory reporti…
January Update: New country submissions, updated policies and measures, and more

29 Jan. 2021

The Platform for Redesign kicks off 2021 with new submissions from Guinea and Norway, and updated policies and measures from Japan, Latvia, Russia, Panama, and Azerbaijan to recove…
Russia develops pilot carbon credits trading scheme for Sakhalin

29 Jan. 2021 Russia

Russian Government adopted (December 28, 2020) a roadmap for the pilot GHG emissions control scheme in the Sakhalin region. The region aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 thr…
Russia launches work on national taxonomy for sustainable financing

29 Jan. 2021 Russia

Russian Ministry of Economic Development and VEB.RF are developing national taxonomy and verification criteria for sustainable financing. Draft documents were presented at a meetin…
Russia communicated its first NDC

29 Jan. 2021 Russia

The Russian Federation submitted (November 25, 2020) its first nationally determined contribution (NDC) under Paris agreement.The NDC sets a target for reduction in greenhouse gas …
GCA’s State and Trends in Adaptation Report 2020: Platform for Redesign highlighted

29 Jan. 2021

In January 2021, the Global Center on Adaptation released its flagship publication, State and Trends in Adaptation Report 2020, which stresses the need to address the funding gap t…
December Update for Overview of National Actions

24 Dec. 2020

Descriptive statistics and graphs sorting national actions by time frame, main category, and sub-category have been updated based on available content as of 20 December 2020. Pleas…
New Website Feature: Filter National Policies and Measures by Timeframe and Category

20 Nov. 2020

The Platform for REDESIGN 2020 now has a filtering tool to sort all national policies and measures by time frame and sub-category. This useful function creates a list of all measur…

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