EU Green Policy Tracker Prototype: Policy selection and tracking methodology

The EU Green Policy Tracker prototype assesses the implementation of four specific European Green Deal (EGD) policies in Sweden and Estonia. Using a combination of desk research and semi-structured interviews with 12 government officials, the methodology employs a standardized taxonomy to identify facilitating and hindering factors. Implementation progress is categorized into initial (red), intermediate (amber), and advanced (green) stages based on the percentage of expected actions completed, which are then aggregated into an overall implementation score for each country.

• The prototype focuses on the implementation of four specific European Green Deal policies in Sweden and Estonia, selected based on the countries' sustainability leadership and the proximity of the Stockholm Environment Institute to their national authorities.
• The four policies selected for the prototype are the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation, the Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation, the Just Transition Fund (JTF) Regulation, and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
• The tracking methodology utilizes a standardized taxonomy to classify factors affecting implementation, identifying facilitating factors such as data availability and policy coherence, and hindering factors such as administrative burden and capacity constraints.
• Policy implementation status is determined by self-reporting from interviewees and categorized by the percentage of expected actions completed: Red for initial (0-30%), Amber for intermediate (30-70%), and Green for advanced (70-100%).
• An overall implementation status is calculated by assigning numerical values to the status of the four policies (Green=2, Amber=1, Red=0); a total score above 6 is 'advanced', 3-6 is 'intermediate', and 2 or below is 'initial'.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2025). EU Green Policy Tracker Prototype: Policy selection and tracking methodology. https://eu-green-tracker.sei.org/assets/Policy_selection_and_tracking_methodology.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. EU Green Policy Tracker Prototype: Policy selection and tracking methodology. 2025. https://eu-green-tracker.sei.org/assets/Policy_selection_and_tracking_methodology.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=EU Green Policy Tracker Prototype: Policy selection and tracking methodology |date=March 2025 |url=https://eu-green-tracker.sei.org/assets/Policy_selection_and_tracking_methodology.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2025green, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{EU Green Policy Tracker Prototype: Policy selection and tracking methodology}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://eu-green-tracker.sei.org/assets/Policy_selection_and_tracking_methodology.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }