Transformational Change Methodology

The concept of transformational change recognizes the fundamental, radical changes in economic activity required to meet the global goals for climate and sustainable development. Transformational change refers to system change, rather than singular, stand-alone development, and involves multiple actors at multiple levels of society.

The Transformational Change Methodology defines transformational change for greenhouse gas mitigation and provides a stepwise approach to determining the extent to which a policy is truly transformational. It supports governments, financial institutions, programmes and other stakeholders to assess the expected or achieved transformational impact of policies and investments towards alignment with the global goals. The methodology is applicable to all sectors, policies and actions.

The Transformational Change Methodology is accompanied by the Transformational Change Toolkit, which facilitates the application of the methodology and provides further support and guidance on the assessment process. Interested users are encouraged to use both the methodology and toolkit at the same time.