The "Climate Change Performance Index", which attracts domestic attention every year, announced its latest ranking today (8th) at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28). Among the 63 countries evaluated, the top three are still missing. Denmark remains at the top of the list as last year, and the Philippines and India squeeze into the top ten. Taiwan fell four places to 61st, and together with the United Arab Emirates, the host country of this COP, as well as Russia and the United States, it belongs to the latter group of "very poor" climate performance.
The climate policy indicators of various countries do not perform "well", and Denmark, which ranks first, is also not strong enough.
CCPI is jointly evaluated by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network (CAN), and has released the report for the 19th consecutive year. CCPI monitors the climate performance of 63 countries around the world and 27 EU countries based on four major indicators, greenhouse gas emissions (40%), renewable energy development (20%), energy use (20%) and climate policy (20%). The greenhouse gas emissions of the countries included in the evaluation account for more than 90% of the world's total.
This year, the top three are still lacking, and no country’s performance meets the standard of staying within 1.5°C of warming. Denmark, the fourth-placed "top", is the same as last year, and Estonia ranks fifth, climbing four places. The Philippines, India, and the Netherlands squeezed into the 6th to 8th places.
Jan Burck, senior adviser to Germany's caretaker, pointed out that "some countries perform very well on a single indicator, but no country can get 'good' or 'very good' in all indicators, and no country is currently on the road to preventing "Climate change is on the right track to the edge of danger." Niklas Höhne, one of the co-authors of CCPI and director of the New Climate Institute, added that this is also the first time that no country has a "good" performance in climate policy indicators. Countries with relatively ambitious climate policies, such as Denmark, have almost stopped climate action since the October 2022 election.
For the first time, the United Arab Emirates was judged to be in the last stage of the game and the United States "is still not on the right track"
China, the world's largest emitter, maintained its ranking this year, ranking 51st; the United States, the world's second-largest emitter, dropped five places to 57th. CCPI pointed out that the United States "is still not on the right track." James Burke said that the United States scored very poorly on greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy use, but was rated "moderate" on climate policy. "Experts praised the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The bill promotes significant investment in renewable energy, but more specific implementation policies are needed across all sectors.”
It is worth noting that the United Arab Emirates, the host country of COP28, was rated for the first time this year and ranked third from the bottom (65th), together with other oil-producing countries Iran (66th) and Saudi Arabia (67th). Bottom together.
Taiwan drops by four as greenhouse gas emissions rated "very poor"
Taiwan dropped four spots this year to rank 61st, ranking seventh from the bottom. In terms of sub-indicators, Taiwan's performance in renewable energy development (51st) and climate policy (24th) was rated "poor", while greenhouse gas emissions (64th) and energy use (57th) were rated "poor". It's "very bad".
Taiwan's performance this time is the same as in previous years, with better scores in the "trend indicators" of greenhouse gases, renewable energy, and energy use. Among them, "Renewable energy current trend" also received the same score as last year. "Good" rating (High).
At the meeting, a Taiwanese reporter asked why Taiwan was lagging behind in the rankings and how to improve it. In response, James responded that Taiwan's per capita carbon emissions are higher than those of China and India. Although renewable energy is being built, the speed is still too slow. "I know that Taiwan has encountered some difficulties in construction, but this cannot be an excuse. Every country must speed up construction. In addition, Taiwan has also proposed a new policy to increase the proportion of renewable energy to 30%. This That’s a good point.”
Janet Milongo, senior commissioner of the International Climate Action Network, reminded that many countries have set goals, but this alone is not enough. It is very important to have measurable goals and a clear road map.
Brazil's performance is remarkable, Italy has regressed the most
Compared with the rankings of other G20 countries, Brazil performed very well this time, jumping 15 places to rank 23rd. Brazil is currently one of the countries with the highest proportion of renewable energy in the world, with renewable energy power generation accounting for approximately 80%. Under the leadership of President Lula, Brazil has actively implemented climate policies and has been successful, especially in reducing deforestation and forest degradation. Compared with the same period in 2022, the deforestation rate in the Brazilian Amazon has decreased by 50%.
The EU ranks 16th this year, three places higher than in the past, with a "medium" rating in all four categories. CCPI experts pointed out that although the EU passed the "Fit for 55" and related bills this year, although it has taken an important step in legislation, it is still not ambitious enough to achieve its emission reduction goals.
The UK fell in the rankings, falling from 11th last year to 20th. CCPI experts pointed out that since Prime Minister Sunak took office, the British government has withdrawn several climate bills and approved many licenses to increase domestic fossil fuel extraction. "What is happening in the UK is exactly the opposite of what we need." ”.
Milonga pointed out that this year's CCPI report showed that oil-producing countries ranked at the bottom, and the largest fossil fuel producers and exporters performed the worst, which shows the importance of accelerating the elimination of fossil fuels.
- The report refers to my country as Chinese Taipei (Chinese Taipei), and this article also faithfully presents the report terms in the charts.
Reference: Climate Change Performance Indicators (CCPI) 2024
Source: Environmental Information Center
