New Climate Change Performance Index Reveals Poor Results
The recent index, published by Germanwatch, shows that even those countries, such as Sweden and Germany, with the highest scores still only have average grades, while seven of the world’s biggest CO2 emitters are on the lowest end of the ranking.
The annual climate change index compares the climate protection performances of 56 industrialized countries and emerging economies.
Experts rated the national climate policies of almost all countries as poor indicating that the international community is still failing to comply with its climate change protection responsibilities.
Climate Change Performance Index 2008
The rankings in terms of emissions and climate policy of the 20 top CO2 emitting nations:
1 Sweden
2 Germany
3 Iceland
4 Mexico
5 India
6 Hungary
7 United Kingdom
8 Brazil
9 Switzerland
10 Argentina
11 Latvia
12 Belgium
13 Portugal
14 Malta
15 Indonesia
16 Norway
17 Denmark
18 France
19 Slovak Republic
20 Lithuania
The full list of all 56 countries can be found at Germanwatch, December 9, 2007
Video of Press Conference for the Launch of the Climate Change Performance Index at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali, December 7, 2007:
