Climate change performance index

Developed by Foreword The CCPI analyzes and compares climate protection across 57 countries (plus EU as a whole) with the highest emissions. Together these countries account for 90 percent of global emissions. The index aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enable comparison of mitigation efforts and progress made by individual countries. Main findings: Climate Change Performance Index 2021: Still no country good enough; EU stands at a crossroads The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021 paints a mixed picture of the European Union (EU) climate action. Scandinavian EU countries, Portugal and the EU as a whole rank high on the index with relatively good indicators. However, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic stand out as laggards on climate progress within the bloc. In the overall ranking, the EU has improved from the 22nd place last year to the 16th place this year, almost exclusively thanks to a much better rated climate policy. The latest Climate Change Performance Index clearly shows that the EU stands at a crossroads. The EU can become a role model in climate protection with green recovery measures after the coronavirus crisis, by setting an ambitious climate target for 2030 in line with the 1.5°C-limit and a good implementation and further development of its Green Deal. But it can also stumble badly if it pursues greenwashing instead of green recovery and implements inadequate targets and instruments in the European Green Deal. ...

The 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. Using 40 performance indicators across 11 issue categories, the EPI ranks 180 countries on climate change performance, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality. These indicators provide a gauge at a national scale of how close countries are to established environmental policy targets. The EPI offers a scorecard that highlights leaders and laggards in environmental performance and provides practical guidance for countries that aspire to move toward a sustainable future. EPI indicators provide a way to spot problems, set targets, track trends, understand outcomes, and identify best policy practices. Good data and fact-based analysis can also help government officials refine their policy agendas, facilitate communications with key stakeholders, and maximize the return on environmental investments. The EPI offers a powerful policy tool in support of efforts to meet the targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to move society toward a sustainable future. Overall EPI rankings indicate which countries are best addressing the environmental challenges that every nation faces. Going beyond the aggregate scores and drilling down into the data to analyze performance by issue category, policy objective, peer group, and country offers even greater value for policymakers. This granular view and comparative perspective can assist in understanding th...

Key findings The current energy crisis clearly demonstrates how the world remains dependent on fossil fuels. However, many countries used this moment as a turning point for ambitious climate mitigation through rapid improvements in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Countries such as Chile, Morocco and India (ranked 6 to 8) have consistently performed well in the CCPI and are closing in on leading countries such as Denmark and Sweden (ranked 4 and 5). However, the largest emitter, China, falls sharply behind, dropping 13 ranks (now ranked 51) in the new index to the ‘very low’ category and joining the second largest emitter, the US (ranked 52). None of the 60 largest emitters is on a 1.5°C pathway yet, which means that the first three ranks of the index remain unoccupied. Denmark tops in almost all categories The current frontrunner in climate mitigation continues to be Denmark. As in the previous year, they led in almost all individual categories in the index. Denmark is the only country with a ‘high’ national and even ‘very high’ rated international climate policy. However, despite adopting policies such as a CO 2 tax, Denmark is currently not yet on track to meet its 50 % emission reduction target by 2025 (compared to 1990 levels). To reach one of the top three ranks, the incoming Government needs to improve Denmark’s performance in energy efficiency. Chile is also one of the leaders of this year’s CCPI, moving up three ranks to sixth place and remaining among the ...

The This year, Denmark ranks #1 in the EPI. Dan Jørgensen, Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities, said: “It is both an honor and a great motivation to reach the top of the EPI ranking. This is a great foundation to build on, and with the Danish commitment to reduce emissions by 70% by 2030, there is plenty of work to do. We have just initiated negotiations in the Danish parliament to reach an agreement on the next step of the journey towards 2030, and we hope that the measures we take can be a source of inspiration in other parts of the world.” Below is a selection of news coverage of this year’s EPI release. For more information and to view complete coverage, go to the EPI website at . EPI Global News Coverage Rantt Media | Trump’s Re-Election Would Be An Existential Threat To Our Climate | July 14, 2020 The 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) provides an insight into just how poorly the USA ranks when it comes to environmental issues. Forbes | ‘System Change Not Climate Change’: Capitalism And Environmental Destruction | July 13, 2020 …Of course, nobody would deny that industrialization causes environmental problems. But the assertion that growth automatically leads to ever accelerating environmental degradation is simply false. […] One of the Index’s most striking findings is that there is a strong correlation between a state’s wealth and its environmental performance. Most developed capitalist countries achieve high environmental standards. Read more ...

The Climate Change issue category measures progress to combat global climate change, which exacerbates all other environmental threats and imperils human health and safety. It is composed of eight indicators: adjusted emission growth rates for four greenhouse gases (CO 2, CH 4, F-gases, and N 2O) and one climate pollutant (black carbon); growth rate in CO 2 emissions from land cover; greenhouse gas intensity growth rate; and greenhouse gas emissions per capita. Country Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change 1 95 19.6 2 90 19.9 3 84.6 18.8 4 81.9 12.2 5 81.6 23.5 6 78.9 21.8 7 77.5 29.3 8 77.2 13.3 9 77 21.1 10 76.3 9.5 11 75.2 14.5 11 75.2 -1.6 13 71.9 6.4 14 71.5 -2.6 15 71.4 4.5 16 71.3 7.8 16 71.3 6.7 18 71.2 15.8 19 70.7 42.6 20 70.4 5.5 21 70.2 -2.9 21 70.2 22.6 23 70 22.4 24 69.5 5.2 24 69.5 1.9 26 69.2 -1.7 27 68.1 12.6 27 68.1 0.7 29 67.7 10.5 30 67.1 33.5 31 66.6 2.9 32 66.5 2.9 33 66.4 2.1 34 65.9 5 34 65.9 6.4 36 65.8 -1.7 37 65.7 3.4 37 65.7 3.5 39 65.6 11 40 65.4 -1.8 41 65.2 13.7 42 64.2 -4.3 43 63.8 -6.4 44 63.3 -3.9 44 63.3 -2 46 63.1 11.5 46 63.1 12.5 48 62.8 10.7 48 62.8 10.9 50 62.6 13.7 50 62.6 4 52 61.5 -0.5 53 60.8 5.5 54 60.2 16.1 54 60.2 10.1 54 60.2 11.5 57 59.9 4.6 58 59.1 2.4 59 59 13.7 59 59 0.9 61 58.5 12.4 62 58.4 24.6 63 57.5 27.4 64 56.9 8.9 64 56.9 -20.1 66 56.8 14.7 66 56.8 -5.5 68 56.6 6.3 69 56.1 4.6 70 55.5 -1.2 71 55.4 17.5 71 55.4 -4.8 73 55.1 12.5 74 55 18.8 74 55 19.9 76 54.8 -6.3 76 54.8 2.6 78 54.4 11.6 79 54.3 3.3 80 53.1 -3.2 81 52.8 33....