Jumping 2 spots higher, India has been ranked 8th on Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023) published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany. The latest report of CCPI, released at COP 27 in November 2022, shows Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco as the only four small countries that were ranked above India as 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respectively.
The first, second and third ranks were not awarded to any country. In effect therefore, India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its Climate Change performance. India earned a high rating in the global greenhouse gas (GHG) Emissions and Energy Use categories, while a medium for Climate Policy and Renewable Energy.
The CCPI aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries. Published annually since 2005, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 59 countries and the EU.
