CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The first, second and third ranks were not awarded to any country. In effect therefore, India’s rank is the best amongst all large economies. The CCPI aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is why the first three places in the final ranking remain unoccupied. In 2023, the CCPI did not evaluate the performance of Ukraine due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the CCPI index for 2020, Sweden led the ranking, followed by Denmark and Morocco.

Detailed explanation-3: -“India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its Climate Change performance,” a power ministry statement said. India jumped two spots, and is now ranked 8th as per the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023), it stated.

Detailed explanation-4: -No country was strong enough in all index categories to achieve an overall very high rating. Therefore, once again, the top three places remain empty. Denmark is again the top-ranked country, as in the previous year’s CCPI, but it does not perform well enough to achieve an overall very high rating.

Detailed explanation-5: -India rises two spots to rank 8th in this year’s CCPI. The country is among the high performing countries in the index. India earns a high rating in the GHG Emissions and Energy Use categories, with a medium for Climate Policy and Renewable Energy.