Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2026:
India slipped 13 ranks to figure at the 23rd position in the latest Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2026.
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.
