mandates / POLICIES

The GTAI is a coalition of governments, civil society organizations, and private sector actors working together to promote transparency and accountability in global climate action. The initiative seeks to make information on climate change more accessible and encourages countries to include commitments to transparency and accountability in their climate change strategies.
www.gtai-initiative.org

The Open Data Charter is a global framework for making government data more open and accessible. It includes commitments to improving the availability, accessibility, and accuracy of climate change-related data.
Source: https://opendatacharter.net/

A set of principles developed by a consortium of civil society organizations, the Principles for Transparency and Accountability in Climate Action, aim to promote transparency, accountability, and public participation in climate decision-making. The principles call for governments to be more transparent in their dealings with climate change and provide the public with access to relevant information. Source: https://transparency-accountability.org/principles/

The International Climate Accountability Act (2021) is a policy bill that seeks to hold countries accountable for their pledges under the Paris Agreement, including through enhanced oversight, reporting, and transparency measures. It would require institutions and individuals to publicly report on how they are meeting their commitments, and provide civil society organizations with the information necessary to hold governments accountable.
https://alec.org/model-policy/climate-accountability-act/

The UNFCCC is the leading international agreement to address climate change. They adopted it in 1992 and calls for developed countries to take responsibility for their emissions. It also encourages transparency by requiring that all Parties submit annual inventories of their greenhouse gas emissions and regularly report on mitigation activities.
https://unfccc.int/

It is an international agreement on climate change that calls for a global response to reduce emissions and "hold the increase in global average temperatures to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit it further". The agreement also includes provisions to enhance transparency and accountability by establishing a system of biennial reports to review progress on commitments made. https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement