COP30’s Granary of Solutions Showcases World’s Best Climate Fixes

A COP action agenda is not only for those who negotiate agreements but also for those, such as the indigenous people and local communities, essential for putting them into practice.

Once a year, the COP presidency—held by the Minister of Environment from the host government at a Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting—embarks on an ambitious, year-long journey to deliver a landmark climate deal.

Such a deal could help stop and reverse negative shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, including intense flooding and prolonged drought, which currently threaten lives, destroy property, and risk wiping out entire territories.

Over the years, climate action initiatives have expanded, with companies reducing harmful emissions, cities implementing local adaptation measures, and indigenous communities restoring ecosystems. However, these solutions often remain isolated in different parts of the world.

The COP30 presidency, now held by Brazil, is working with the UN Climate High-Level Champions team to ensure coordination, so that “the right hand knows what the left is doing” in real time. Together, they have launched the Granary of Solutions, a platform featuring concrete actions and case studies to drive progress for people, the climate, and the global economy.

The platform showcases initiatives ranging from community-based weather information systems to private-sector innovations in marine biofuels and subnational government actions combining conservation, restoration, and sustainable production. It serves as a practical “showroom” of replicable climate solutions developed by individuals, communities, companies, and governments since COP21 in Paris.

The granary operates on the principle that action breeds action: the more people learn about high-impact climate solutions, the more likely they are to implement them locally. It aligns with the UN’s Global Stocktake and the goals of the Paris Agreement, providing a trusted, searchable database of initiatives that have already delivered results.

By connecting efforts across countries and sectors, the granary is intended to strengthen coordination, accelerate global climate action, and serve as a springboard for the COP30 Action Agenda, focusing on energy, industry, transport, forests, oceans, biodiversity, agriculture, cities, infrastructure, water, and human development. Cross-cutting issues such as finance, technology, and capacity building are also central to the platform’s framework.

Through these six key areas, the COP30 agenda translates the findings of the first Global Stocktake into concrete measures to reduce and prevent climate change, helping achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the overall goals of the UNFCCC.