OECD policy-stringency scores
The OECD Climate Actions and Policies Measurement Framework (CAPMF) rates how strict each type of climate policy is in Ireland. Scores run from 0 (none) to 10 (most stringent), every year from 1990 to 2023. It covers 56 policy categories and 130 detailed indicators. This dataset uses the same-year score of a matched category as its implementation proxy. The scores describe policy design, not observed implementation, compliance or effectiveness.
Four levels
Level 1: sectoral, cross-sectoral and international. Level 2: sector by market-based or other instruments. Level 3: policy categories such as carbon taxes or building codes. Level 4: specific indicators, such as the carbon tax on buildings.
Observation flags
A normal value, E estimated (kept), K included in another category, M cannot exist. K and M values are treated as missing and never filled in from other years.
How the scores are used
A matched policy's implementation level is its same-year score divided by 10. 47 categories scored above zero at some point. Of these, 20 were eligible and are linked to a named policy ("OECD anchors"). The rest were excluded; the reasons are listed below.
Policy categories (level 3), 1990–2023
Darker cells mean stricter policy; look for the year each row first turns dark. A dot before a name marks a category used in this dataset. Blank cells are missing or not applicable. The shaded band marks the dataset window, 2000–2023. Select a row to compare it below.
Compare scores over time
Each step up marks a year when the policy became stricter.
Which OECD categories were used
Why each category that scored above zero was, or was not, linked to a policy in this dataset.
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