The index and its components measure countries' cooperation within the international climate change regime. The Cooperation in International Climate Change Regime Index is an aggregate of five indicators: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Kyoto Protocol Indicators, which measure countries' commitment to common international goals, and the Reporting, Finance, and Emission Indicators, which measure the degree to which countries follow up on the respective commitments within the international regime.
| Dataset type: | Other |
| Dataset level: | Country |
(Bättig et al.,
2008)
The index aggregates the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Reporting, Finance, and Emission Indicators. All variables are summed and have equal weight except for the Emission Indicator which is given double weight. The index varies on a 0-6 scale.
More about this variableThe indicator measures the status of CO2 emissions while accounting for differences in national population and different paths of economic development. Countries are assessed according to the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), which indicates that the relationship between per capita CO2 emissions and per capita GDP is positive only up to a certain point of development, after which the relationship becomes negative. A +/- 50 percent interval is created for the EKC, and a trend is measured for each country from 1990 to 2002. If a country's trend is greater than the +50 percent band, the country scores 0. If a country's trend is less than the band, it scores 1.
More about this variableThe indicator measures how well a country has upheld its financial obligations to the core budget of the UNFCCC. Countries were evaluated according to their "Status of Contributions" reports from 1996 and 2005. A score of 1 is given if the country has paid all due payments up to the present year and at least 50 percent of the amount for the present year. The score decreases linearly to a score of 0 if the country has paid no contributions.
More about this variableThis two-part indicator equally weighs the willingness and promptness of a country in adopting the Kyoto Protocol. Willingness is scored as either 0.5 if a country adopted the Kyoto Protocol by the end of 2005 or 0 if it did not. Promptness is scored on a declining scale that starts at 0.5 and ends at 0. The highest score is given if a country adopted the Kyoto Protocol at its earliest possible ratification in April 1998. The lowest score is given if a country had not ratified the Kyoto Protocol by the end of 2005.
More about this variableThis two-part indicator equally measures whether and how fast a country has submitted its latest National Communication (NC) on the state of its climate plan. The country is scored either 0.5 if it submitted the lastest required NC before the end of 2005 or 0 if it did not. The country is given an additional 0.5 if the report was submitted before the deadline. This score decreases until reaching 0 for a submission 6 or more months after the deadline for Annex I (AI) countries, and a submission 36 months or more after the deadline for Non-Annex I (NAI) countries.
More about this variableThis two-part indicator equally weighs the willingness and promptness of a country in adopting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Willingness is scored as either 0.5 if a country adopted the UNFCCC by the end of 2005 or 0 if it did not. Promptness is scored on a declining scale that starts at 0.5 and ends at 0. The highest score is given if the country adopted the UNFCCC at its earliest possible ratification date in July 1992. The lowest score is given if a country had not ratified the UNFCC at the time of the Kyoto Conference in December 1997.
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