India ranked 10th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2020 released on December 7, 2020. The country scored 63.98 points out of 100.
- Sweden, the UK and Denmark are the world’s top three countries in terms of action being taken to tackle the climate crisis.
- The index was released by by non-profit Germanwatch in cooperation with New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network (CAN).
- It received high ratings in all CCPI categories, except renewable energy, where it had a medium performance.
- Six G20 countries were ranked among very low performers. The United States, with a rank of 61, was the worst performer. The US (61st), Saudi Arabia (60th), Canada (58th), Australia (54th), South Korea (53rd) and Russia (52nd) are all rated “very low”.
- The CCPI analyses and compares climate protection across 57 countries (plus EU as a whole) with the highest emissions, which together account for 90 per cent of global emissions.
- The CCPI is assessed under four categories: GHG emissions, renewable energy, energy use and climate policy.
