India’s Climate Change Actions Rankings
- India has ranked 10th on the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) which have over 60 countries listed for climate change efforts.
- The report is released at the annual UN climate conference and the first three places empty, followed by Denmark and the Netherlands.
Key Findings
- The largest two emitters are China and the U.S., remain very low at 55th and 57th place, respectively.
- India’s per capita emissions shows at 2.9 tons of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e), far below the global average of 6.6 tCO2e.
- The country has made remarkable progress in renewable energy policy, specially with large-scale solar power projects and the launch of the Rooftop Solar Scheme.
- Despite these positive developments, India remains heavily reliant on coal.
- The first three places are empty, as no country performed well enough across all index categories to achieve an overall “very high” rating.
- The four lowest-ranked countries in the CCPI are Iran (67th), Saudi Arabia (66th), the United Arab Emirates (65th), and Russia (64th).
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025 report is released by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, and Climate Action Network International.
About CCPI
- It basically monitors the progress of the world’s largest emitters in terms of global greenhouse gas (GHG) Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use and Climate Policy.
- 63 countries and the European Union are listed inCCPI.
