The OECD Environmental Policy Stringency Index (EPS) is a country-specific and internationally-comparable measure of the stringency of environmental policy. Stringency is defined as the degree to which environmental policies put an explicit or implicit price on polluting or environmentally harmful behaviour.
The index is based on the degree of stringency of 13 environmental policy instruments, primarily related to climate and air pollution. The index ranges from 0 (not stringent) to 6 (highest degree of stringency) and covers 40 countries for the period 1990-2020. This source provides a link to the dataset.
The index is based on the degree of stringency of 13 environmental policy instruments, primarily related to climate and air pollution. The index ranges from 0 (not stringent) to 6 (highest degree of stringency) and covers 40 countries for the period 1990-2020. This source provides a link to the dataset.