Raw Dataset for UNFCCC SBSTA Ocean Dialogue Submission Analysis

This raw dataset accompanies the manuscript titled "A New Way Forward for Ocean Climate Policy as Reflected in the UNFCCC Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue Submissions", submitted by co-authors to the journal Climate Policy. 

In order to evaluate the Ocean Dialogue submissions, we identified key themes reflected in the text and defined subtopics within each theme. Each of the 47 submissions was independently reviewed by two of the co-authors (typically one natural scientist and one with expertise in law or policy). Reviewers recorded the number of times each theme was mentioned within a submission. Totals for each submission were averaged across the two reviewers, to decrease biases from individual-level differences in annotation. The averaged counts are presented in two tables. Table OD 1 for Party submissions and Table OD2 for non Party submissions. The Non-Party acronyms are explained in Figure 1 of the manuscript text. In Table OD1, Party submissions are indicated as coming from Annex 1 Parties (i.e. More highly developed economies), Non-Annex 1 Parties, or representing Group Submissions (see UNFCCC website for further description of differentiation between Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 Parties: https://unfccc.int/parties-observers). The last table (OD Submission Length) shows the total page count for each of the 47 Ocean Dialogue submissions analyzed, ordered from shortest to longest.