The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an instrument to enable transparency in national and international climate politics. The CCPI uses a standardized framework to compare the climate performance of 63 countries and the EU, which together account for over 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The climate mitigation performance is assessed in four categories: GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use and Climate Policy.
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✽ The labelled countries are the biggest producers of oil, gas, and coal worldwide.
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Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belarus | Belgium | Brazil | Bulgaria | Canada | Chile | China | Chinese Taipei | Colombia | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Egypt | Estonia | EU | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | India | Indonesia | Ireland | Islamic Republic of Iran | Italy | Japan | Kazakhstan | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malaysia | Malta | Mexico | Morocco | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nigeria | Norway | Pakistan | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Republic Of Korea | Romania | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Thailand | Türkiye | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States | Uzbekistan | Vietnam
The CCPI has been used by the Portuguese government to communicate achievements and to explain setbacks. It has been a yearly indicator that is followed by stakeholders and extensively picked by the press as an evaluation tool of the progress of climate change policies in our country.
Methodology
The CCPI evaluates 63 countries and the European Union, which together generate 90%+ of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Using standardised criteria, the CCPI looks at four categories, with 14 indicators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (40% of the overall score), Renewable Energy (20%), Energy Use (20%), and Climate Policy (20%).
The CCPI’s unique climate policy section evaluates countries’ progress in implementing policies working towards achieving the Paris Agreement goals.
The climate crisis is an existential threat to life on Earth. To reduce the magnitude of the crisis’ impacts, we must limit global warming to 1.5°C, as decided in the Paris Agreement. Only decisive action will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are responsible for climate change. As an independent monitoring tool, the CCPI has a leading role in informing on the Paris Agreement’s implementation phase.
Since 2005, the CCPI has provided analysis of countries’ climate protection performance. It creates transparency in climate policy, makes it possible to compare climate protection efforts, and lets you see progress and setbacks.
