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India drops on the climate list, but still performs well | India News – Times of India
Despite the decline, India remains in the top 10 best-performing countries for the sixth year in a row. India, which was ranked 31st in 2014, entered the top 10 in 2019.
Denmark, the Netherlands and Great Britain take the lead in fourth, fifth and sixth places, with the top three remaining vacant as in previous years in the absence of a perfect score for any country.
The world’s largest emitter, China, ranks 55th and the second largest, the US, remains at 57th – they are among the very low performing countries, according to the 20th edition of CCPI, jointly released by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and CAN International.
The last four countries are Iran and Saudi Arabia. Last year, the United Arab Emirates and Russia hosted the UN climate talks (ranked 67, 66, 65 and 64 respectively). “All four are among the largest oil and gas producers in the world. The share of renewable energy sources in their energy mix is less than 3%. These countries show no signs of moving away from fossil fuels as a business model,” said the report, which assessed progress. made by the world’s largest emitters, according to.
CCPI uses a standardized framework to compare the climate performance of 63 countries and the EU, which together account for more than 90% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Countries’ climate mitigation performance is assessed in four categories: greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, energy consumption and climate policy.
India scores high in greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, average in climate policy and low in renewable energy. “Although India is the most populous country in the world, it has relatively low emissions per capita and low energy consumption,” the report said.
