DOHA: The eighth annual Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), which was released at the Doha climate protection talks yesterday by Germanwatch and the Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, ranks the climate protection performance of the 58 highest emitters worldwide. For the first time, the index used deforestation data, which resulted in a ranking drop of countries with high forest emissions such as Brazil and Indonesia. Once again, no country made it into the first three spots on the list due to a lack of ambition to reach the goal of keeping global warming below two degree Celsius.
“With Denmark, Sweden and Portugal on top, it is a black and white picture we see here. While Denmark and Sweden show better policy ratings and relatively low emissions, Portugal’s high rank is mainly derived from lower emissions due to the economic crisis. But the EU as a whole presents a mixed picture here, with Netherlands and Poland ranking below average”, said Jan Burck, Team Leader for German and European Climate Policy at Germanwatch.
The two highest emitters, the US and China, are still ranking comparably low. The US climbed up in this year’s index, but partly due to decreased emissions through the economic crisis and the massive exploration of shale gas. The indirect emissions of shale gas are not taking into account in this index, as only energy and forest emissions are included.
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