Environmental Sustainability Index

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The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a composite index tracking 21 elements of environmental sustainability covering natural resource endowments, past and present pollution levels, environmental management efforts, contributions to protection of the global commons, and a society's capacity to improve its environmental performance over time.^[1]^[2]

The ESI was published between 1999 to 2005 by Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy in collaboration with Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and the World Economic Forum.

The Environmental Sustainability Index was developed to evaluate environmental sustainability relative to the paths of other countries. Due to a shift in focus by the teams developing the ESI, a new index was developed, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), that uses outcome-oriented indicators, then working as a benchmark index that can be more easily used by policy makers, environmental scientists, advocates and the general public.^[3] The EPI has been published for 2006^[4] and 2008.^[5]

1 2005 ESI rankings
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] 2005 ESI rankings

[edit] References

^ Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy. 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index. Yale University.
^ Peart, Karen. "Finland Tops Environmental Scorecard at World Economic Forum in Davos", Office of Public Affairs at Yale, 2005-01-26.
^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. 2008 Environmental Performance Index Report. Retrieved on 2008-03-18. See Executive Summary, pp. 32-35 for a detailed comparison between the ESI 2005, the EPI 2006 and the EPI 2008.
^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. Switzerland Tops 2008 Environmental Scorecard at World Economic Forum. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.

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Environmental Performance Index The ESI became the EPI by the same authors. There are indexes for 2006 and 2008.
Environmental Vulnerability Index

v • d • e Lists of countries with rankings

Geography	Area • Coastline • Coast/area ratio • Exclusive Economic Zone • Number of neighbouring countries • Highest point • Lowest point • Northernmost point • Southernmost point

Demographics	Population (graphical • by density) • Population growth • Human Development Index • Life expectancy • Infant mortality • Fertility • Birth rate • Death rate • Sex ratio • Homicides • Income equality • Literacy • National IQ • HIV/AIDS • Unemployment • Employment • Labour force • Poverty • Immigrant population • Suicides (OECD) • Undernourishment • Firearm-related deaths • Gun ownership

GDP	Nominal (per capita) • PPP (per capita • per hour) • Past (nominal • PPP) • Future (nominal • PPP • PPP per capita) • GNI per capita • Growth (real • real per capita) • Sector composition • Demographics comparison

Finances	Current account balance • Foreign exchange reserves • Foreign Direct Investment • Debt (External, Public) • Imports • Exports (per capita)

Energy Industry	Energy ( consumption • production • intensity) • Natural gas ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Oil ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Coal ( production • reserves) • Nuclear power • Uranium reserves • Renewable energy ( Hydropower) • Iron production • Steel production • Aluminium production • Zinc production • Automobile production • Industrial growth

Agriculture	Fishing • Milk production • Crops production ( Fruits • Sugar cane • Maize • Wheat • Rice • Potatoes • Sugar beet • Soybean • Barley )

Politics Society	Freedom • Press freedom • Privacy • Perception of corruption • Bribe paying • Property rights • Economic freedom • Ease of doing business • Economic competitiveness • Globalization • Democracy • Failed States • Date of formation • Student performance • School leaving age • Legal drinking age • Abortion law • Homosexuality laws • Euthanasia law • Death penalty • Quality-of-life

Sports	Olympics ( medals • hosts) • FIFA World Cup ( winners • hosts) • FIFA World Rankings • Ice Hockey World Championship

Military	Size of armed forces • Number of active troops • Military expenditures • Possession of nuclear weapons • Exports of arms • UN peacekeepers currently deployed • Global Peace Index

Communication	Telephone lines • Television sets • Mobile phones • Internet users ( Broadband) • E-readiness

Transport	Waterways • Merchant marine • Railways • Rail usage • Rapid transit systems • Roadways ( OECD) • Vehicles • Road fatalities • Airports

Tourism	Tourist visits • World Heritage Sites

Environment	Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) • Greenhouse gas emissions per capita • GDP per emissions • Sustainability • Environmental Performance • Happy Planet Index

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