The online Climate Policy Map offers interactive information on international climate policy that allows international cross-comparisons of key climate-related statistics and policies. Using the website’s Map Creator feature, visitors can create maps on climate policy by combining multifaceted information on climate policy with data on energy supplies and socio-economic factors for 14 countries and regions. In addition, the downloadable Country Fact Sheets and Issue Fact Sheets summarise information on climate policy for specific countries and issues. The Legal Basis portion of the website provides information related to the main national climate policies, including binding legislation at the national level as well as some major political programmes relating to climate protection.
The interactive Climate Policy Map provides answers to common country- and policy-focused questions, such as: How much CO2 does Germany emit per capita? Is that a lot compared to the USA? Did Russia ratify the Kyoto-Protocol? Which role do renewable energies play globally? For these and similar questions the interactive Climate Policy Map provides the answers.
Using the Map Creator, users can combine multifaceted information and indicators for 14 countries and regions of the world, amongst others:
- Climate policy instruments: energy efficiency, CO2-tax, renewable energies
- Kyoto-Protocol: ratification, targets, implementation
- Greenhouse gas emissions: per capita, by sector, per gross domestic product
- Energy consumption : by source, per capita, renewable energies
- Biofuel production
- Socio-economic data: population growth, gross domestic product growth
Ecologic Institute compiled the contents of the Climate Policy Map and realised the web-based implementation.