About Climate Change Performance Index:
- It is published by think tanks German watch, New Climate Institute, and Climate Action Network International.
- It tracks the progress of the world’s largest emitters in terms of emissions, renewables, and climate policy.
- The performance of countries is assessed in four categories — GHG emission, renewable energy, energy use and climate policy.
- It was first published in 2005.
Highlights of the Climate Change Performance Index 2026:
- Denmark, the UK and Morocco took the lead in this year’s CCPI .
- China (54th), Russia (64th), the US (65th) and Saudi Arabia (67th) are the G20’s worst-performing countries, receiving an overall very low score.
- India fell 13 places from its previous ranking of 10th to stand at 23rd in the latest global climate change performance with a score of 61.31.
- It also labelled India among the biggest producers of oil, gas, and coal worldwide, leading it to fall from a ‘high performer’ to a ‘medium’ one in this year’s CCPI.
- India also scored medium in GHG emissions, climate policy, and energy use, and low in renewable energy.
