Policy Analysis Calculator
Rating System
4: Exceeds expectations/targets
3: Meets expectations/targets
2: Approaches expectations/targets
1: Minimal alignment with expectations/targets
0: Not aligned/counterproductive
Our Climate’s Policy Analyst Calculator is a metric for assessing the extent to which a piece of climate legislation is aligned with Our Climate’s Policy Principles as well as measuring its political feasibility. Our Climate’s Policy Principles value bills that are science-based and equitable in both process and content. The calculator quantifies various criteria within these categories to give a 0-4 score for ideological alignment and weighs several factors to provide a 0-4 score for political feasibility.
For policies with renewable energy targets:
- Zero emissions by 2045
- Net negative emissions after 2045
- Interim targets ≤5 years
- Specific penalties for non-compliant corporations
- No false solutions (Vet often greenwashed “solutions” and only use them for 5% of our emissions reductions during the transition; maximize use of technologies and ecosystems that draw down carbon but not as an justification to burn fuels; biomass incinerators and mega-hydro do not count as renewable due to human rights and environmental implications (MYCC))
For policies with corporate polluter fees:
- High fees (4: a price high enough that, in concert with other polices, will allow us to beat our emissions targets; 3: a price high enough that, in concert with other policies, will allow us to meet our emissions targets)
- Fees increase yearly until targets are met Covers all sectors of the economy
- Money to EJ communities (at least 40%)
- Money to green infrastructure (some of which benefits EJ communities)
- Money to protect worker transition
- Money to facilitate EJ participation in decision-making and funding distribution processes
