17th Climate Change Performance Index 2022
November 13 , 2021
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- It is compiled by German watch, the New Climate Institute, and the Climate Action Network.
- It monitors climate mitigation progress of 60 countries and the European Union.
- The first three ranks of the overall rankings were kept empty because no country had performed well enough in all index categories.
- The first three ranks in the greenhouse gas emissions category too were kept empty.
- In terms of greenhouse gas emissions, Sweden, Egypt, Chile and the UK are in the top 7.
- In the overall rankings, India is at number 10 with a score of 69.22.
- It is a high performer except in the renewable energy category, in which it is ranked “medium”.
- Overall, Australia, South Korea and Russia and the United States are among the lowest performing countries along with Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia.
- China is ranked 37 overall and has an overall rating of “low”.
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