Site Guide
Welcome to The Progress Playbook
The Progress Playbook is a digital publication covering the countries, cities, and organisations leading the way in climate action and sustainable development. We focus on solutions journalism – the policies, innovations, and strategies that are delivering real progress.
This guide will help you navigate our coverage and find the resources most relevant to your interests.
Our Core Topics
We organise our coverage around four main themes:
Climate & Energy
Renewable energy transitions, emissions reduction strategies, carbon pricing, energy storage, and the policies driving decarbonisation worldwide.
Start here: Climate & Energy: Global Solutions & Success Stories
Sustainable Transport
Electric vehicle adoption, cycling infrastructure, public transport innovation, car-free cities, and the transformation of how people and goods move.
Start here: Sustainable Transport: Global Solutions & Success Stories
Sustainable Cities
Urban planning, housing solutions, circular economy, climate adaptation, green infrastructure, and the policies making cities more livable and resilient.
Start here: Sustainable Cities: Global Solutions & Success Stories
Social Development
Housing and homelessness, sustainable agriculture, just transitions, community-led development, and ensuring that environmental progress advances social equity.
Start here: Social Development: Global Solutions & Success Stories
Country Coverage
We provide in-depth coverage of countries leading specific aspects of the sustainability transition:
Denmark
Global leader in climate action, renewable energy, cycling infrastructure, and agricultural transformation.
Explore: Denmark: Climate Leadership & Sustainability Success Stories
China
World’s largest clean energy market, electric vehicle revolution, renewable energy manufacturing, and industrial decarbonisation at unprecedented scale.
Explore: China: Clean Energy Transition & Sustainability at Scale
Netherlands
Circular economy pioneer, cycling infrastructure leader, climate adaptation innovator, and sustainable urban planning.
Explore: Netherlands: Circular Economy & Sustainable Innovation
Most-Read Articles
Our most popular stories showcase proven solutions from around the world:
- These countries are leading the way to 100% renewable electricity
- How the Netherlands built a thriving circular economy
- How Finland won the war on homelessness (mostly)
- ‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for 10 straight months
- China’s EV boom set to push petrol demand off a cliff
How to Navigate Our Content
Topic Pages: Our four pillar pages provide comprehensive overviews of each theme, with curated links to the most relevant case studies and analysis.
Country Hubs: In-depth coverage of specific nations, organised by their sustainability achievements and innovations.
Categories: Browse our main categories – Climate & Energy, Transport, Cities, and Social Development – to see all articles on each topic.
Search: Use the search function to find articles on specific countries, technologies, or policies.
What Makes Our Coverage Unique
Solutions-focused: We spotlight what’s working, not just what’s broken. Every story highlights actionable strategies that can be adapted and scaled.
Evidence-based: We prioritise data, peer-reviewed research, and government reports over opinion and speculation.
Global perspective: We cover innovations from every continent, recognising that climate solutions come from diverse contexts.
Policy-oriented: We emphasise the governance, regulations, and incentives that enable progress – not just the technologies.
Long-form journalism: Our in-depth articles provide context, nuance, and comprehensive analysis rather than superficial summaries.
Using Our Content
All our content is freely accessible. If you’re a:
Policymaker: Our case studies provide blueprints for proven policies you can adapt to your context.
Researcher: Our evidence-based reporting connects policy implementation to outcomes, with links to primary sources.
Business leader: Our coverage highlights market trends, policy shifts, and opportunities in the clean economy transition.
Journalist: Our comprehensive country profiles and topic pages provide background research and story ideas.
Educator: Our detailed case studies work well as teaching materials for courses on sustainability, policy, or development.
General reader: Our accessible, jargon-free writing makes complex topics understandable without oversimplification.
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About The Progress Playbook
The Progress Playbook was founded to counter the doom-and-gloom narratives that dominate climate coverage. Whilst we take the climate crisis seriously, we believe that highlighting solutions is more constructive than dwelling on failures.
We’re an independent publication committed to rigorous, solution-focused journalism on climate action and sustainable development.
Learn more: About us