Policy Assessment Guides

The ICAT Policy Assessment Guides are a set of state-of-the-art methodologies to help countries assess the impacts of climate policies and actions. They support greater transparency, effectiveness, ambition and trust in climate policies.

Used separately or in combination, the policy assessment guides can improve: policy design and implementation; NDC revision and tracking of their progress; domestic or international reporting; and the mobilization of finance by demonstrating the potential and results of effective policies.

Assessments can cover the impacts on greenhouse gas levels, sustainable development outcomes, transformational change potential, and impacts of actions at subnational level and by non-state actors. 

The guides can be applied to policies – whether planned, adopted or implemented – at the national, subnational or municipal level.

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For a comprehensive overview on how and when to use the Policy Assessment Guides, ICAT recommends starting with the Introduction to the ICAT Assessment Guides.
Introductory Guide

GHG Impacts

Agriculture Methodology

Agriculture Methodology

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Renewable Energy Methodology

Renewable Energy Methodology

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Transport Pricing Methodology

Transport Pricing Methodology

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Forest Methodology

Forest Methodology

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Buildings Efficiency Methodology

Buildings Efficiency Methodology

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Cross-cutting impacts

Sustainable Development Methodology

Sustainable Development Methodology

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Transformational Change Methodology

Transformational Change Methodology

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Non-State and Subnational Action Methodology

Non-State and Subnational Action Methodology

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Process

Stakeholder Participation Methodology

Stakeholder Participation Methodology

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Technical Review Methodology

Technical Review Methodology

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CAAT

CAAT

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GACMO

GACMO

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COMPASS toolbox

COMPASS toolbox

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SINAMECC

SINAMECC

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