Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

The Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) centers on two broad environmental protection objectives: (1) reducing environmental stresses on human health, and (2) promoting ecosystem vitality and sound natural resource management. Derived from a careful review of the environmental literature, these twin goals mirror the priorities expressed by policymakers. Environmental health and ecosystem vitality are gauged using sixteen indicators tracked in six well-established policy categories: Environmental Health, Air Quality, Water Resources, Productive Natural Resources, Biodiversity and Habitat, and Sustainable Energy. The Pilot 2006 EPI utilizes a proximity-to-target methodology focused on a core set of environmental outcomes linked to policy goals for which every government should be held accountable. By identifying specific targets and measuring how close each country comes to them, the EPI provides a factual foundation for policy analysis and a context for evaluating performance. Issue-by-issue and aggregate rankings facilitate cross-country comparisons both globally and within relevant peer groups. The Pilot 2006 EPI is the result of collaboration among the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP), Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), World Economic Forum (WEF), and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission.

《2006年试点环境绩效指数（EPI）》聚焦于两大环境保护目标：一是减轻环境对人类健康的压力；（二）促进生态系统活力与健全的自然资源管理。该指数源于对环境文献的细致审查，其双重要求与政策制定者的优先考虑相契合。环境健康与生态系统活力通过六个成熟政策类别中的十六项指标进行衡量：环境健康、空气质量、水资源、生产性自然资源、生物多样性与栖息地，以及可持续能源。2006年试点EPI采用了一种以目标为核心的方法论，该方法聚焦于与环境政策目标相关的核心环境成果，并要求各国对此负责。通过确定具体目标并衡量各国与这些目标的接近程度，EPI为政策分析提供了事实基础，并为评估绩效提供了背景。按问题逐个分析和综合排名有助于在全球和相关的同行群体中进行跨国比较。2006年试点EPI是耶鲁环境法律与政策中心（YCELP）、哥伦比亚大学国际地球科学信息网络中心（CIESIN）、世界经济论坛（WEF）和欧盟委员会联合研究委员会（JRC）合作的成果。