Variable: Kyoto Protocol Indicator

QoG Code: (ccci_kyoto)


Dataset: Cooperation in International Climate Change Regime

Description:

This 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.

Type of variable: Continuous



Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Environmental Indicators - 2021 Original Dataset

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