At the Digital Public Goods Alliance, we are committed to improving how digital public goods are discovered and adopted—helping governments and organisations identify trusted, open solutions that can support their digital transformation efforts.

Recognising that many countries are actively advancing digital public infrastructure, the DPGA previously launched the DPGs for DPI Collection to help point governments and organisations toward relevant, proven digital public goods they can adopt.

Building on this approach, we are pleased to introduce the DPGs for Climate Action Collection. Launched on April 17 at the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (UNFCCC TEC) Joint Advisory Board meeting in Incheon, South Korea, this new collection highlights digital public goods with a proven track record of supporting climate mitigation and adaptation, while demonstrating the ability to interoperate. This is critical, as it signals that solutions can be adopted as building blocks—stacked and integrated to deliver greater impact.

Launch of the DPGs for Climate Action Collection during the UN Climate Change's Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and United Nations Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)'s Advisory Board joint session. Photo credit: CTCN.

Co-stewarded with the CTCN and the UNFCCC TEC, all solutions included in the collection must meet the DPGs for Climate Action Identification Framework. This ensures that solutions are not only DPGs, but also relevant, proven, and designed to scale.

A collection alone is not a silver bullet, but it provides a foundation for further work, including:

• Increasing the discoverability of vetted, high-impact tools

• Helping funders and implementers identify solutions to support and scale

• Highlighting gaps where open solutions do not yet exist

• Incentivising more projects to become digital public goods

• Strengthening understanding of how open solutions can advance climate action

The collection launches with an initial cohort of solutions, including tools supporting energy planning, geospatial data integration, and environmental monitoring. Solutions will continue to be added on a rolling basis.

By making it easier to find, assess, and adopt proven digital public goods, we aim to accelerate the role of open, interoperable technologies in addressing the climate crisis.