Each year the Center for Global Development's Commitment to Development Index ranks 21 rich countries on their dedication to policies that benefit the five billion people living in poorer nations. This year's focus was on the environment component, which includes scores for policies and practices related to climate change.
David Roodman, Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development, presented the overall rankings for the 21 countries in the 2007 CDI, as well as how the U.S. and other rich countries compared to Brazil, Russia, India and China (the so-called BRICs) in their global environmental policies.
- Download David Roodman's Presentation (PDF, 1 MB)
- Download David Wheeler's Presentation (PDF, 199 KB)
- Download Vicki Arroyo's Presentation (PDF, 110K)