Dataset for "Assessing climate ambition through policy outputs: a comparative measure of 35 major emitters"
Climate ambition flexibly engages with broad policy frameworks of countries, typically referring to the holistic policy efforts in the climate field. However, levels of ambition vary greatly across countries. Understanding of these cross-national variations is limited, owing to conceptual complexity, limited data, and methodological challenges. I propose a comparative measure of ‘climate policy ambition’ based on the combination of depth and breadth of policy outputs. Drawing on this comparative framework, I introduce a new dataset to explore the climate policy ambitions of 35 major emitters (each contributing at least 0.5% of global emissions) from 1990 to 2020. The added value of this measurement model lies in its ease of construction, data transparency, and adaptability for extension across various timeframes and localities.
Cite this dataset as:
Ye, Y.,
2025.
Dataset for "Assessing climate ambition through policy outputs: a comparative measure of 35 major emitters".
Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01592.
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Creators
Yitong Ye
University of Bath; University of Glasgow
Contributors
University of Bath
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Coverage
Collection date(s):
From 1 January 2022 to 31 August 2022
Temporal coverage:
From 1 January 1990 to 31 December 2020
Geographical coverage:
35 major emitting countries (each contributing at least 0.5% of global emissions)
Documentation
Methodology link:
Ye, Y., 2025. Assessing climate ambition through policy outputs: a comparative measure of 35 major emitters. npj Climate Action, 4(1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00278-7.
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The dataset is accompanied by a README file that outlines the data structure, access conditions, and other related documentation. Detailed information on coding methodology and specific procedures is available in the related open-access publication.
Funders
University of Bath
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000835
University of Glasgow
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000853
Publication details
Publication date: 10 August 2025
by: University of Bath
Version: 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01592
URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/1592
Related papers and books
Ye, Y., 2025. Assessing climate ambition through policy outputs: a comparative measure of 35 major emitters. npj Climate Action, 4(1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00278-7.
Contact information
Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.
Contact person: Yitong Ye
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Social & Policy Sciences
