Monitoring Implementation and Effects of GHG Mitigation Policies: Steps to Develop Performance Indicators

The document outlines a three-step process for developing performance indicators to track GHG mitigation policies: formulating a list of possible indicators, selecting a feasible subset based on six guiding principles, and establishing a data collection and monitoring plan. It categorizes indicators into five primary types—input, activity, intermediate effect, GHG effects, and non-GHG effects—to assess both the delivery of resources and the resulting environmental, social, and economic changes.

• The process for developing performance indicators consists of three sequential steps: formulating a list of potential indicators, selecting the specific indicators to be used for monitoring, and the subsequent collection and monitoring of data.
• Policy monitoring indicators are classified into five main types: input indicators (tracking resource delivery), activity indicators (tracking actions by the implementing authority), and three result-oriented categories: intermediate effect, GHG effects, and non-GHG effects indicators. The paper also notes the use of transformation indicators for sector or economy-level change.
• To narrow a broad list of possible indicators down to a feasible subset, the paper proposes six evaluation principles: indicators must be policy relevant, representative of various types, based on cost-effective or available data, supportive of meaningful comparisons, unambiguous and understandable, and reported frequently enough to track change.
• The final stage of the process requires establishing specific data needs for each indicator, determining if existing data is usable, identifying collection methods for new data, and creating a formal monitoring plan to document the system.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Monitoring Implementation and Effects of GHG Mitigation Policies: Steps to Develop Performance Indicators. https://www.wri.org/research/monitoring-implementation-and-effects-ghg-mitigation-policies-steps-develop-performance

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Monitoring Implementation and Effects of GHG Mitigation Policies: Steps to Develop Performance Indicators. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/monitoring-implementation-and-effects-ghg-mitigation-policies-steps-develop-performance.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendmonitoring, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Monitoring Implementation and Effects of GHG Mitigation Policies: Steps to Develop Performance Indicators}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/monitoring-implementation-and-effects-ghg-mitigation-policies-steps-develop-performance}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }