Media Response, 10.02.2026

CCPI 2026: Media Response

An overview of international newspaper articles as well as important statistics, German press coverage and social media activity on this year’s CCPI.

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is published annually at the UN climate conferences. On November 18^th at COP30 in Belém, the launch of CCPI 2026 attracted once more immense international attention. The CCPI was mentioned over 819 times in at least 59 countries around the world. Leading and renowned media around the world reported on the CCPI, including the BBC, Forbes, El País, The Indian Express, Tagesschau, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Coverage was also exceptionally strong in India with 85 mentions, followed by the United States with 64 mentions, and Austria with 58 mentions. In the German media the CCPI was mentioned over 176 times.

International Media Resonance – Examples

• Canada “Le Canada au bas d’un classement publié par trois organisations”– La Presse

• Denmark “Danmark er EU’s klimaduks – trækker læsset“ – iNPUT

• Spain “US joins Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia in the group of countries doing the least to combat climate change“ – El País

• Germany  „Dänemark als „FC Bayern“ in der Klimaschutz-Liga“ – ZDF heute

• Germany „Deutschland fällt wegen Gasstrategie im Klimaschutzranking zurück“ – DIE ZEIT

• Austria “Österreich in Klimaschutzindex auf Platz 35 abgerutscht” ORF

• India “Climate Change Performance Index 2026: Top 10 leaders and laggards – India falls 13 ranks” – The Indian Express

• United Kingdom “India’s delayed action plan raises eyebrows at COP30 climate summit“ – BBC

• Japan “「反原発」が、「化石燃料への依存」正当化の隠れ蓑に…気候変動への取り組みで下位に沈む日本“– Newsweek

• USA “COP30: What Iran Said About Its Climate Change Response In Belém“ – Forbes

• Brazil “Ranking climático expõe avanço lento e resistência de países petroleiros“ – ECOA