India had fourth best ranking in climate performance among countries during 2022, says report

Subject : Environment

Section :Pollution

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India has been ranked seventh in climate performance during 2022. But the country is effectively fourth as no one has occupied the first three ranks in the ‘very high’ performance category.
Last year India (67.35 per cent) was in the eighth spot.

About the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2024:

Published annually since 2005
CCPI is an instrument to enable transparency in national and international climate politics. It uses a standardized framework to compare the climate performance of 63 countries and the EU, which together account for over 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The climate protection performance is assessed in four categories: GHG Emissions (40%), Renewable Energy (20%), Energy Use (20%) and Climate Policy (20%).
Top countries- Denmark (75.59 per cent), Estonia (72.07), the Philippines (70.70), and India (70.25 per cent).
Bottom countries: Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE and Korea.
India was ranked 9th in GHG Emissions, 10th in Energy Use, 10th in Renewable energy, and 37th in Climate policy.
Most developed countries like the USA, the U.K. and Italy fared poorly compared to last year.
China retained the same position — 51st — compared to a year back. Brazil improved 15 positions and South Africa slipped one position on the same benchmark.
Among developed countries, Italy slipped 15 positions in ranking, the United Kingdom and France nine positions, Japan eight positions and the United States has been pushed back five positions. Germany and the European Union improved marginally.