Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente

Page created by Miguel Klein
 
CONTINUE READING
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
Climate Change
           CCPI                       Performance
                                      Index

Embargo until
Wednesday, 15th of November 2017
10.00 am (CET)

      Results 2018
        Jan Burck, Franziska Marten, Christoph Bals, Niklas Höhne

                                                                    Foto: Fotolia, Nightman 1965
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                          Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network   CCPI • Results 2018                                                                           Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

Imprint                                                                                                                                   Foreword
Germanwatch – Bonn Office                                                                                                                 Dear Reader,
Kaiserstraße 201
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
                                                                                                                                          Recognizing the urgency to take immediate action in protect-             house gas emissions of the 56 countries and the EU that are
Ph.: +49 (0) 228 - 60492-0
Fax: +49 (0) 228 - 60492-19                                                                                                               ing the global climate, the 21st Conference of the Parties, held         assessed in the CCPI. In addition to that, the index now is
                                                                                                                                          in December 2015 in Paris, made a groundbreaking achieve-                suited even better to measure how well countries are on track
Germanwatch – Berlin Office
                                                                                                                                          ment in adopting the goal to limit global warming to “well               to the global goals of the Paris Agreement. It does so by not
Stresemannstraße 72
D-10963 Berlin, Germany
                                                                                                                                          below” 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.              only comparing countries by their development and recent
Ph.: +49 (0) 30 - 28 88 356-0                                                                                                             Under the Paris Agreement, for the first time climate action             trends in the three categories “GHG Emissions”, “Renewable
Fax: +49 (0) 30 - 28 88 356-1                                                                                                             was anchored in the context of international law. This requires          Energy” and “Energy Use”, but also the 2°C-compatibility of
                                                                                                                                          countries to make their own unique contribution to the pre-              their current status and future targets in each of these catego-
E-mail: info@germanwatch.org
www.germanwatch.org                                                                                                                       vention of dangerous climate change. The next crucial step               ries. The index also continues to evaluate countries’ ambition
                                                                                                                                          to follow this agreement is the rapid implementation by the              and progress in the field of climate policy.
                                                                                                                                          signing parties of concrete measures to make their individual
CAN
Climate Action Network International                                                                                                      contributions to the global goal. For the past 13 years, the             The following publication is issued by Germanwatch, the
Rmayl, Nahr Street,                                                                                                                       Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) has been keeping                 NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network.
Jaara Building, 4th floor                                                                                                                 track of countries’ efforts in combating climate change. The             However, only with the help of around 300 energy and climate
P.O.Box: 14-5472,                                                                                                                         varying initial positions, interests and strategies of the numer-        experts from all over the world we are able to include a re-
Beirut, Lebanon                                                                                                                           ous countries make it difficult to distinguish their strengths           view of each country’s national and international policies. The
Phone: +961.1.447192                                                                                                                      and weaknesses and the CCPI has been an important tool in                review charts the efforts that have been made to avoid dan-
                                                                                                                                          contributing to a clearer understanding of national and inter-           gerous climate change, and also evaluates the various coun-
NewClimate Institute                                                                                                                      national climate policy.                                                 tries’ current efforts regarding the implementation of the Paris
Cologne Office
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Agreement. We greatly appreciate these experts for their time,
Am Hof 20-26
50667 Cologne, Germany                                                                                                                    To demonstrate existing measures more accurately and to                  efforts and knowledge in contributing to this publication. The
                                                                                                                                          encourage steps toward effective climate policy, we evaluated            experts are mainly representatives of NGOs who work within
Berlin Office                                                                                                                             the design of the CCPI this year with several achievements:              their respective countries, fighting for the implementation of
Brunnenstr 195
                                                                                                                                          For the first time, it is monitoring the development of all green-       the climate policy that we all so desperately need.
10119 Berlin, Germany

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Best regards,
Authors:
Jan Burck, Franziska Marten,

                                                        Contents
Christoph Bals, Niklas Höhne,
Carolin Frisch, Niklas Clement,
Kao Szu-Chi
With support of:
                                                        Foreword3
Pieter van Breenvoort, Mia Moisio
Editing:                                                1. Key Country Results                                                      4
Lindsay Munro
                                                        2. Key Developments                                                         8
Maps:
Carolin Frisch
                                                        3. About the CCPI                                                           8
Design:
Dietmar Putscher                                        4. Overall Results CCPI 2018                                              10
November 2017                                              4.1 Partial Results – GHG Emissions                                    12                   Wael Hmaidan              Niklas Hoehne                     Franziska Marten                  Jan Burck
                                                           4.2 Partial Results – Renewable Energy                                 14                   (Climate Action           (NewClimate Institute)            (Germanwatch)                     (Germanwatch)
Purchase Order Number: 18-2-03e                                                                                                                         Network-International)
                                                           4.3 Partial Results – Energy Use                                       16
ISBN 978-3-943704-59-4
                                                           4.4 Partial Results – Climate Policy                                   18
You can find this publication as well
as interactive maps and tables at                       5. Country Example: Germany                                               20
www.climate-change-performance-index.org
                                                        6. Sources and Further Reading Recommendations                            22
A printout of this publication can be ordered at:
www.germanwatch.org/en/14639

With financial support from
the Barthel Foundation

                                                    2                                                                                                                                                          3
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                                               Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network   CCPI • Results 2018                                                                               Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

1. Key Country Results                                                                                                                                         climate policy category with its plans for further promoting re-
                                                                                                                                                               newables. Despite India‘s significant deployment of renewables,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           medium when comparing its 2030 reduction target to a well-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           below-2°C pathway.
                                                                                                                                                               the country should further improve the targets for this category.
After a historic success in agreeing on a new international cli-            current level of per capita energy use and its corresponding                                                                                                   Ukraine                                                                   20
mate treaty in 2015 in Paris, the success of the Paris Agreement            well-below-2°C compatibility, result in a high rating in this cat-                 France                                                          15
must now be measured by the implementation of mitigation                    egory.                                                                                                                                                         The Ukraine is ranked 20th in this year’s edition of the CCPI. It is
targets on a national level. As in all past editions of the CCPI, the                                                                                          Driven by a high performance in the policy category, France                 the highest ranking country in the energy use category, where
places 1 to 3 remain unoccupied because even after the Paris                Norway                                                                     7       secured 15th position in this year`s CCPI ranking. National ex-             it performs comparably high to very high in all four indicators.
Agreement came into force, no country has yet done enough to                                                                                                   perts especially lauded the country`s conduct in international              Despite having a good emissions reduction trend, the country
prevent the dangerous impacts of climate change. The following              Slightly behind Morocco, Norway occupies seventh rank. While                       climate diplomacy. Yet it is noteworthy that this leading role has          is only rated medium in the emissions section as its 2030 target
overview highlights the performance of 27 selected countries                Norway ranks high in every indicator of the emissions category,                    not meant sufficient implementation at national level so far.               lacks ambition. The same counts for the category renewable
and the EU. The results of all 56 countries and the EU can be               experts criticize that, as a result of high government subsidies,                  Experts criticize their country, because it will very likely miss its       energy, where a comparably very high rated trend is not able to
found in chapter 4.                                                         the country exports a lot of fossil fuels leading to higher emis-                  2020 target for renewable energy. Its performance in the GHG                counterbalance the very low current level and the weak target.
                                                                            sions in other countries. This is reflected in the assessment of                   emissions category is only medium, as France is not currently on
Sweden                                                           4          national policy, yet due to its role in international negotiations                 track for well below 2°C, nor has it set sufficient targets for 2030.       EU                                                                        21
                                                                            the country still ranks high in the policy section. Rating also high               In the energy use section, France is rated low.
Driven in particular by a comparably high performance in the                in the renewables category of the index, Norway’s overall perfor-                                                                                              Being evaluated in the CCPI for the first time, the European
index’ emissions category, Sweden ranks fourth in this year’s               mance is dampened by a low rating in energy use.                                   Italy                                                           16          Union–the only supranational entity in the index–lands at place
CCPI. Per capita emissions have showed a relatively positive de-                                                                                                                                                                           21 in the ranking. As the union consists of 28 nations, there
velopment from 2010 - 2015 with and without LULUCF. However,                United Kingdom                                                             8       Not having set an ambitious enough mitigation target to be                  are wide differences in the performance of individual member
GHG emissions without LULUCF are decreasing at a much slow-                                                                                                    aligned with a well-below-2°C pathway yet, Italy–ranking 16th               states. The EU as a whole accounts for about 8% of global GHG
er pace. Main drivers for the drop within Sweden‘s LULUCF emis-             The UK ranks number eight in this year’s CCPI. A strongly de-                      in this year‘s CCPI–is rated medium in the emissions category               emissions. The EU Emissions Trading Scheme is the largest car-
sions are net forest growth but also natural fluctuations in emis-          creasing emissions trend over the last years, mainly driven by a                   of the index. Despite playing a constructive role in the context            bon market in operation but carbon prices are significantly
sions from the agricultural sector. Another cause of concern is             shift from a production-based to a service-oriented economy,                       of the G7 process, Italian experts criticize their country for not          insufficient. In the CCPI, the EU rates medium in emissions, re-
that whilst having a very high scoring in terms of the current              has resulted in a high performance in the index‘ emissions cat-                    being proactive enough. They also maintain that Italy lacks clear           newables and energy use. EU experts emphasize the union‘s
share of renewable energies, the country’s renewable energy                 egory. After weakened climate policy in the past years and cut-                    measures for implementing its long-term strategies domesti-                 constructive role in international climate diplomacy but criticize
target for 2030 is still not sufficient for the well below 2°C limit.       backs especially on the promotion of renewables, the newly                         cally. The same goes for instruments to reduce energy use. In               the slow progress in putting in place new and more ambitious
National experts criticize the restricting extent of the renewable          passed clean growth strategy includes a commitment to off-                         terms of renewable energy, the country has made progress and                policies and targets. Disagreements about the future of the
energy target that only focuses on the electricity sector. They             shore wind, and to coal phase-out. If consistently implemented,                    achieved high ratings in three of the four indicators defining this         European project would lead to weak agreements based on
further argue for a near-term phase out of nuclear energy and               national experts see the country’s power sector on the way to                      category.                                                                   lowest common denominators, with the failure to substantially
fossil fuels, especially emphasizing natural gas, and demand                getting back on track. The plan also includes policy on clean                                                                                                  reform the Emissions Trading System being the most symp-
action on Sweden’s transport sector and consumption-based                   vehicles which could be effective in further driving decarbonisa-                  Denmark                                                         17          tomatic example. They see current discussions on new clean
emissions that are twice the size of territorial emissions, and             tion, experts claim. Within the UK the level of ambition varies:                                                                                               energy policies and how to ensure the EU budget supports
not decreasing.                                                             While Scotland, for example, has gone for a 2032 petrol and                        While Denmark ranks 17th in the CCPI 2018, experts criticize that           such policies as ideal opportunities to increase the ambition of
                                                                            diesel car ban, the UK aims for 2040. Yet, the country’s long-term                 the current government cancelled plans for a coal phase-out as              climate action.
Lithuania                                                        5          2030 targets for emissions and renewable energy are not ambi-                      well as the existing reduction targets after taking office, which
                                                                            tious enough for a well-below-2°C pathway.                                         results in a relatively low performance in terms of climate policy.         Germany                                                                   22
Lithuania secured fifth rank in the CCPI 2018. It is to be noted                                                                                               The country still ranks high in terms of renewables as well as
that the country, while receiving a very high rating for being on           Finland                                                                    9       regarding energy use due to positive trends in both categories.             Germany ranks number 22 in this year’s CCPI edition. As the
track regarding a well below 2°C trajectory in terms of emis-                                                                                                  Nonetheless, the low rating for Denmark’s 2030 emissions target             world’s biggest user of lignite, Germany still has relatively high
sions, the emissions trend over the past five years has increased           As the third Nordic country to make it into the top 10, Finland                    and the country’s compliance with a well below 2°C pathway, it              GHG emissions with nearly no improvements regarding GHG
and therefore is rated low. The same can be observed in the                 reached ninth rank. This is especially due to it being the second                  receives a medium rating in that category.                                  trends within the last years and is rated low in this category.
energy use section, where a weak trend is offset by a very high             best performing country in the emissions category, profiting                                                                                                   Its dependence on coal remains a major decelerator to achiev-
rated target as well as very good compliance with a well below              from a very high rated trend as well as from complying with                        Brazil                                                          19          ing alignment with the well-below-2°C emissions pathway. The
2°C pathway. For renewables the reverse is true: the country’s              its well-below-2°C trajectory. Yet, concerning energy use, the                                                                                                 energy use per capita (low) is higher than the EU average but
2030 target is rather unambitious and therefore rated low, while            country ranks very low due to very high energy use levels as                       Ranking 19th, Brazil is leading the group of medium-performing              has shown little improvement over the last years. Germany’s
the recent trend points into a positive direction.                          well as an insufficient target for 2030. Experts acknowledge                       countries. Domestic experts criticize climate policy under the              renewable growth rates are rated as high but regarding the
                                                                            the introduction of plans to phase out coal but criticize their                    current government, saying it lacks substance, especially with              2030 renewable energy target, national experts see room for
Morocco                                                          6          government for at the same time still subsidizing other fossil                     regard to the implementation of already existing measures. Due              improvement. Germany has taken on an increasingly vocal
                                                                            fuels such as peat, which is why the country ranks only medium                     to its large share of hydropower and therefore its high current             role within the international climate negotiations and during
Driven by a high rating in the policy and energy use categories,            in the policy section.                                                             level of renewables in the energy mix, Brazil is rated relatively           the G20 summit, for which the country receives a high rating.
Morocco is rated in the group of high performers within the                                                                                                    high in the renewables category of the index. In the GHG emis-              Domestically, experts criticize their last (and still acting) gov-
overall tableau of this year’s CCPI. The country profits from a             India                                                                     14       sions category, the country managed to barely reach the upper               ernment for insufficient action on implementing the promises
low emissions level and an ambitious GHG emissions reduction                                                                                                   third under the influence of its weak tendencies over the past              it made into national law in Paris (low rating).
target by 2030. Morocco was able to install many new renewable              With a high rating in the emissions and energy use categories,                     years. Promising signals of a reduction in emissions from for-
energy capacities within the last five years, which most likely             India secured 14th place in the ranking. With its still low per-cap-               estry were relativized recently when the government cut back                The CCPI 2018 takes a closer look on Germany’s performance in
will lead to a better rating regarding renewables next year. The            ita emissions, the country‘s emissions level is showing compat-                    on important policies targeting that sector. The same holds for             this year‘s country special in chapter 5).
country shows a high performance in the energy use category,                ibility with a well-below-2°C pathway. Yet emissions over the last                 energy use, where, compared to the other countries, Brazil rates
targeting an ambitious level for 2030. Furthermore, Morocco’s               years have increased relatively strong. India ranks medium in the                  very low in its developments within the last five years but still

                                                                        4                                                                                                                                                              5
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                                            Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network   CCPI • Results 2018                                                                            Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

Mexico                                                       27          China develops renewable energy at a very high speed, but its                      Japan                                                         50          as by the economic sector to counterbalance the disastrous
                                                                         share of renewables within the energy mix in 2015 was still rela-                                                                                            developments in federal policy. And ambitious action would be
Coming in at place 27, Mexico is performing relatively well in           tively low. And with a still insufficiently ambitious 2030 renewable               Japan ranks 50 th in this year’s CCPI and shows a very low to             crucially needed with the USA being the second largest emitter
the policy category. This is due to national experts appreciat-          energy target, the country has a medium rating for this category.                  low performance in all categories except energy use, where the            in the world and emission levels therefore being considerably
ing recent actions taken by the government, like a significant                                                                                              country scored medium. National experts see the continued                 too high to be in line with a well-below-2°C pathway. A high-
reduction in fossil fuel subsidies for example which, combined           Argentina                                                                 46       increase in the number coal-fired power plants as becoming a              rated growth rate of renewables over the course of the past
with a strong appearance on the international stage, leads to a                                                                                             major threat to achieving Japan’s already weak 2030 mitigation            years led to a slightly more positive rating in the renewables
high rating. A very low-rated 2030 target for renewable energy           Argentina holds position 46 in this year’s CCPI ranking. The                       target. One bright spot can be seen in developments in renew-             category compared to the other index categories. There are
and a lack of compliance with a well-below-2°C compatible                country is performing very low on emissions and is currently                       able energy throughout the last five years, where the country             positive signs showing this development could be secured even
pathway make Mexico one of the worst performing countries                far removed from meeting a well-below-2°C compatible trajec-                       received a high rating.                                                   against current policy developments.
in the renewables section, while ranking slightly above average          tory. Argentina further ranks low in both the energy use and
concerning energy use as well as GHG emissions.                          renewable energy categories. While there is progress in the use                    Canada                                                        51          Australia                                                                57
                                                                         of renewables, which is already reflected in the trend indicator,
Indonesia                                                    37          national experts criticize Argentina for its vast investments in                   As one of the largest producers of absolute greenhouse gases as           Australia ranks among the very low-performing countries in
                                                                         unconventional fossil fuels, such as shale gas and shale oil.                      well as per-capita emissions, Canada is ranked 51st in this year’s        three of the CCPI’s categories–GHG emissions, energy use and
Indonesia is classified as a low-performing country in this year’s       While acknowledging their country would have shown its inten-                      CCPI edition. Additionally, having a very low-rated 2030 GHG              climate policy–and among the low performers regarding renew-
ranking. Although the rating of its GHG emissions reduction tar-         tion of going ahead with mitigation plans and recognizing the                      reduction target, the country will need higher ambitions to be            able energy, which results in position 57 in the overall tableau.
get for 2030 is relatively high, Indonesia’s past trends and cur-        challenges of also moving forward with their implementation,                       on track with a well-below-2°C compatible pathway. Regarding              Experts emphasize the need to strengthen the country’s 2030
rent status of GHG emissions per capita are rated comparably             experts also demand for more ambition.                                             the category energy use, Canada’s performance is very low in              targets especially in terms of emissions reduction and renew-
very low and low. Its relatively high emissions due to deforesta-                                                                                           terms of the current level as well as the 2030 target. Having large       able energy and demand that their government sufficiently im-
tion and forest degradation in particular have a large impact            Turkey                                                                    47       hydropower capacities and a very positive trend from other re-            plement credible policies for meeting these targets.
on Indonesia’s ranking. With its large amounts of hydropower,                                                                                               newable capacities as wind or solar, Canada receives a medium
Indonesia rates high in share of renewables compared to other            Turkey ranks 47th in the CCPI 2018. This partly results from                       rating in the renewables category. Canada gets relatively high
countries, yet lacks ambition in aligning its 2030 targets for re-       Turkey being rated very low concerning climate policy with ex-                     grades for its performance in international climate diplomacy.            Republic Korea                                                           58
newable energy and energy use to a well below 2°C compatible             perts criticizing unambitious targets, weak implementation and                     Domestically, experts grant that the leadership of several prov-
pathway. The lack of bold action to phase out fossil fuels and a         counterproductive policy measures domestically as well as a                        inces having ambitious 2030 targets for their per capita emis-            South Korea ranks in the bottom 3 of this year’s CCPI with a
new policy, which according to national experts prevents invest-         weak performance in international climate diplomacy. Turkey                        sions and energy supply from renewable sources. Nonetheless,              comparably very low and severely misaligned performance with
ments in renewables, might be reasons for not moving forward,            also ranks low in emissions and energy use due to negative                         experts also criticize the lack of a joined climate responsibility        regard to a well below 2°C pathway in the GHG emissions and
the experts claim.                                                       developments in both categories. One upside is the renewables                      on the national level and demand more specific strategies in              energy use categories. Coming from a very low level of renewa-
                                                                         section, where positive developments over the course of the last                   order to progress on decarbonizing the country’s economy.                 bles in the energy supply, the country’s very high rating in the
Poland                                                       40          years resulted in a high rating.                                                                                                                             development of renewable energy adds a bright spot to its over-
                                                                                                                                                            Russia                                                        53          all performance. Nonetheless, national experts worry about the
Poland ranks 40th in this year’s edition of the Climate Change           South Africa                                                              48                                                                                 increasing installation of coal capacity and coal consumption
Performance Index. National experts specifically point out that                                                                                             The Russian Federation ranks 53rd in the CCPI 2018. With its high         and criticize their government for its unambitious 2030 emis-
the country hasn’t played a constructive role in international           South Africa ranks 48th in the CCPI this year. The country faces a                 level of GHG emissions and a mitigation target that drastically           sions reduction target
negotiations especially within the EU, where it continues to fight       very low rating concerning GHG emissions, due to an insufficient                   overshoots the benchmark for a well-below-2°C compatible
sufficient climate legislation targeting higher carbon prices in         2030 target and its current level of emissions, both being incom-                  pathway, the country is rated very low in emissions and low
the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for example. Domestically,               patible with a well-below-2°C trajectory. Experts emphasize                        in energy use in comparison to the other countries. Not ac-               Saudi Arabia                                                             60
the country is heavily reliant on coal, and climate protection           that, even though the country is performing well in international                  counting for large hydro power in its own official assessment of
policies are mainly driven by the implementation of EU legis-            negotiations, it lacks ambition and stringent implementation of                    renewable energy, the country is rated very low in all of the four        Saudi Arabia is this year’s worst performing country ranks 60th.
lation, experts criticize. Poland rates low in every indicator of        policies at home, which results in a medium rating in the CCPI’s                   indicators defining this category. National experts report about          The kingdom is rated very low in every single category and in
the emissions category besides the trend, where it was able to           policy section. An only medium-rated development of renewa-                        useful policies for the support of renewables being in place              all indicators for Emissions, Energy Use and Renewable energy.
achieve a medium rating. The country also rates medium in the            bles and a very low-rated 2030 target for renewables are reasons                   but too small in scale. Generally, experts criticize Russia’s low         Policy is lacking as well with experts criticizing the country’s
renewable energy section of the index, since it shows a positive         for a low performance with regard to this category.                                ambition in domestic climate policy and a lack of implementing            very poor appearance in international negotiations.
development over the past years, while at the same time is still                                                                                            concrete measures.
lacking a sufficient 2030 target.                                        Ireland                                                                   49
                                                                                                                                                            USA                                                           56
China                                                        41          Being the worst performing European country in the CCPI,
                                                                         Ireland ranks 49th. According to national experts, Ireland is one                  Already in the first months of the Trump Administration, the
China is the world’s largest emitter of GHG emissions. In the            of the few EU countries to miss its 2020 emission reduction tar-                   USA started to take several steps backwards on climate action,
emissions category of the index, the country is to be found in           gets under the EU effort-sharing decision, which is one reason                     especially by declaring its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
the group of very low performers, even though per capita GHG             why the country rates very low in climate policy. Its performance                  and dismantling the Clean Power Plan. As such, policy evalua-
emissions have hardly increased since 2013. The 2030 reduction           in the field of GHG emissions is also very low as the country is                   tions dropped dramatically, especially regarding international
target and past emissions trends are rated very low compared to          nowhere close to being on track concerning its well below 2°C                      climate diplomacy, where national experts rated its country’s
the other countries and not in line with a well-below-2°C com-           compatible pathway with both its current level as well as its                      performance very low. National policy grades are still slightly
patible pathway. However, the country is ambitious concern-              2030 target. We observe a very positive trend in the develop-                      more positive, as (1) the new government has not yet erased
ing assuming a leading role in international climate diplomacy.          ment of renewable energy, but as the current share of renew-                       all the efforts of the previous administration and (2) there are
Domestically, China has developed a series of policies to pro-           able energy in energy supply–as well as the 2030 target–are in-                    positive signs that more ambitious action on climate protection
mote renewables and phase out coal capacity, experts claim.              sufficient, Ireland rates only medium in the renewables category.                  will be taken by cities and states on the subnational level as well

                                                                     6                                                                                                                                                            7
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                  Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network   CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                            Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

2. Key Developments                                                                                                                                               In 2017 the design of the CCPI was revised, due to recent global
                                                                                                                                                                  climate policy developments in the last years. One of the major
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            egories GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy and Energy Use are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            defined by four indicators each (recent developments, current
                                                                                                                                                                  events that marked a milestone in the international climate                               levels and 2°C compatibility of the current performance as well
Two years after agreeing to limit global warming to well below               threshold of global warming. Prices for oil, gas and coal are drop-                  negotiations was the entry into force of the Paris Agreement.                             as an evaluation of the countries’ 2030 targets in the respective
2°C, and to pursue efforts to even aim for a 1.5°C limit, we still see       ping, which sets an incentive to use them also in the longer term.                   For the first time, it is possible to measure the performance of                          categories). With these complements, the CCPI covers the evalu-
a huge ambition gap1 in the countries‘ greenhouse gas reduction              To maintain the positive developments in renewables, the need                        states based on the promises they themselves formulated in                                ation of the countries promises as well as their current progress
targets and their progress regarding a sufficient implementation             to set more ambitious renewable energy targets and appropriate                       their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). So far 169 7                            in terms of climate protection.
of the Paris agreement in national legislation.                              carbon regulation including prices is increasing every day.                          Parties have ratified the Paris Agreement and promised to com-
                                                                                                                                                                  bat dangerous climate change in limiting global temperature                               For the pathways, we set three ambitious targets that are es-
Nonetheless, there are encouraging signs that a global energy                The global reaction to Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the                              rise to well-below-2°C or even 1.5° C.                                                    sential to stay well below 2°C, which have to be reached until
transition is underway. Numbers show that, in 2014, 2015 and                 USA from the Paris Agreement has so far made the other                                                                                                                         2050: nearly zero GHG emissions (taking into account country-
2016, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions did not                 countries present a united front in holding on to the goals                          The CCPI aims to capture the fulfillment of those promises                                specific pathways, which give developing countries a bit more
grow further - the first time since industrial revolution in years           of the Agreement. It still remains to be shown whether this                          and evaluates the countries’ 2030 targets within the impor-                               time to reach this goal), a share of 100% energy from renewable
without a big economic crisis. Also, according to the recent UNEP            will hold true when it comes to the real implementation of nec-                      tant categories greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy                                sources, and remaining at today’s global energy use per capita
“Emission Gap Report” all global greenhouse gas emissions de-                essary policies. Positive signs have also come from US towns,                        and energy use to determine, how well they are on track to a                              levels. The CCPI compares where countries actually are and
clined in 2016 for the first time since the early 1980s.2 However,           states and companies, as well as actors in the financial market.                     well-below-2°C pathway. The CCPI now also reflects countries’                             where they need to be, to meet these ambitious and necessary
preliminary data published by the Global Carbon Project indi-                Many of them implement their own strategies and at the same                          current performances towards this pathway in absolute terms,                              benchmarks. Following a similar logic, the CCPI evaluates the
cates that the emission in 2017 increased again by 2%.3                      time demand more ambitious climate action internationally and                        in addition to the remaining relative indicators measuring the                            countries’ own 2030 targets in comparing them to the same
                                                                             nationally. They ask for a reliable and stringent policy framework                   current level and past trends in all three categories. 40% of the                         benchmarks.
The decarbonisation of energy systems plays a key role in limiting           and investment-relevant CO2 price signals.                                           evaluation is based on indicators of emissions, 20% on renew-
emissions and in reducing them in the future. In addition, it is an                                                                                               able energies and 20% on energy use. The remaining 20% of                                 Still, more than half of the CCPI ranking indicators are qualified
encouraging sign for ongoing decarbonisation that global energy-             One of the key tasks of ongoing climate negotiations is to                           the CCPI evaluation is based on climate policy assessments                                in relative terms (better–worse) rather than absolute. Therefore,
related emissions have not grown, while primary energy demand                establish an “ambition mechanism”, thus continuously rais-                           by experts from the respective countries. Besides changes in                              even those countries with high rankings have no reason to sit
has grown by an annual average of around 1.8% since 2011.4                   ing ambition in order to close the remaining gap between                             the weighting and smaller modifications within the calculation                            back and relax. On the contrary, the results illustrate that even
                                                                             the countries‘ emissions reduction targets and the global                            method, the addition of indicators, which measure the progress                            if all countries were as involved as the current front runners,
Investments in renewable energies continue to dominate                       limit for temperature rise. This is not only a request to raise                      of countries on their way not to overshoot the well-below-2°C                             efforts would not yet be sufficient to prevent dangerous climate
the new investments in the energy system worldwide. At the                   the mitigation target, but also the level of climate financing and                   limit, are the major changes in the new design. The three cat-                            change.
same time coal use is declining. Last year the world consump-                innovative ways of cooperation, regarding technologies as well
tion of coal was 1.7% less than in 2015. Even though coal prices             as beyond technology. To find new ways of cooperation, it is
have fallen, coal production already peaked in 2013 globally5                equally important for countries to deliver on their promises and
and among the world‘s largest emitters, China, the USA, as well              adopt sufficient legislation domestically. As Paris has requested
as in the EU. In 2015, almost all countries included in the index            and G19 has promised, countries should put forward their plans
                                                                                                                                                                      Components of the CCPI
maintained double-digit growth rates in renewable energy and                 for moving towards greenhouse gas neutrality until 2050.
we see solar and wind technologies being more competitive                                                                                                                                  International Climate Policy                                                              Current Status of GHG Emissions
from year to year. While growth rates of renewables have been                The design of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)                                                                                                         10%                10%                per Capita
particularly strong in industrialised countries in the past, emerg-          has now been changed, taking into account the new reality after
ing economies are playing an increasingly crucial role in the                adopting the Paris Agreement. It is now suited to measure the                                              National Climate Policy                                                                                Past Emission Trends of GHG
global energy transition. China is leading the upsurge in renew-             progress of countries towards contributing to the temperature                                                                                     10%                                             10%             Emissions per Capita
able energy, but Middle Eastern, North African and Central- and              limit the global community agreed to in Paris.                                                                                                                     20%
South American countries are also expected to increase their                                                                                                                                                                                  Climate
                                                                                                                                                                       Future TPES/Capita 2030 Target                                          Policy
installed capacity drastically by 2018. 51% of global capacity               It is also important to note that data show none of the 56 coun-                           compared to a well-below-2°C                                                              40%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5%                                    Emissions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Past Trends compared to a
in wind energy and 53% in solar6 energy is already installed in              tries or the EU on a well-below-2°C pathway in their overall per-                                   compatible pathway                                                                                                 well-below-2°C compatible
emerging economies, indicating the potential of leapfrogging a               formance, while there are some initial indications that this might                                                                                            20%                                       10%            pathway
                                                                                                                                                                           Past TPES/Capita Trends                        5%             Efficiency
fossil-fuel-based industrialisation.                                         change for a few countries during the next years. Countries have
                                                                                                                                                                       compared to a well-below-2°C
                                                                             to prove consistency in implementing necessary policies                                           compatible Pathway                                                        20%
Shrinking costs for renewable energies (wind and solar) is also              to reach national mitigation targets and raise ambition in                                                                                       5%                      Renewable
an opportunity to more rapidly phasing out fossil fuels in the               adapting their targets to what would be well-below-2°C or                                       Past Trends of TPES/Capita                                                Energies                10%               GHG Emissions Reduction
order of magnitude that is necessary to meet the well-below-2°C              1.5°C compatible.                                                                                                                                                                                                   2030 Target compared
                                                                                                                                                                                 Current Status of Energy Use
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5%                                                           to a well-below-2°C
                                                                                                                                                                                      per Unit of TPES/Capita                                                                                    compatible pathway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           5%                         5%

3. About the CCPI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5%      5%
                                                                                                                                                                                         Future Renewable Energy 2030                                                              Current Share of Renewables
                                                                                                                                                                                   Target compared to a well-below-2°C                                                             per TPES
                                                                                                                                                                                                   compatible pathway

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an instrument                 On the basis of standardised criteria, the index evaluates and                                                      Past Renewable Trends compared to a                                    Development of Energy Supply from Renewable
designed to enhance transparency in international climate poli-              compares the climate protection performance of 56 countries                                                           well-below-2°C compatible pathway                                    Energy Sources
tics. Its aim is to put political and social pressure on those coun-         and the EU, which are together responsible for more than 90
tries which have, up until now, failed to take ambitious action on           percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
                                                                                                                                                                  GHG = Greenhouse Gas Emissions | TPES = Total Primary Energy Supply                                                                                     © Germanwatch 2017
climate protection. It also aims to highlight those countries with
best practice climate policies.                                              1 UNEP (2017)                                4 REN21 (2017)
                                                                             2 UNEP (2017)                                5 BP (2017)
                                                                             3 http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/        6 Financial Times (2017)                7 11.11.2017

                                                                         8                                                                                                                                                                              9
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                           Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network                        CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                                           Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

4. Overall Results CCPI 2018                                                                                                                                                                      Rank          Country                                Score**­

                                                                                                                                                                                                    1.*           –                                         –
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2.            –                                         –
                                                                                                                                                                                                    3.            –                                         –
                                                                                                                                                                                                    4.            Sweden                                 74.32
                                                                                                                                                                                                    5.            Lithuania                              69.20
                                                                                                                                                                                                    6.            Morocco                                68.22
                                                                                                                                                                                                    7.            Norway                                 67.99
                                                                                                                                                                                                    8.            United Kingdom                         66.79
                                                                                                                                                                                                    9.            Finland                                66.55
                                                                                                                                                                                                    10.           Latvia                                 63.02
                                                                                                                                                                                                    11.           Malta                                  61.87

                                                                                                                                                                           © Germanwatch 2017
                                                                                                                                                                                                    12.           Switzerland                            61.20
                                                                                                                                                                                                    13.           Croatia                                61.19
                                                                                                                                                                                                    14.           India                                  60.02
                                                                                                                                                                                                    15.           France                                 59.80
                                                                                                                                                                                                    16.           Italy                                  59.65
                                                                                                                                                                                                    17.           Denmark                                59.49
                                                                                                                                                                                                    18.           Portugal                               59.16
                                                                                                                                                                                                    19.           Brazil                                 57.86
                                                                                                                                                                                                    20.           Ukraine                                57.49
                                                                                                                                                                                                    21.           European Union (28)                    56.89
                                                                                                                                                                                                    22.           Germany                                56.58
                                                                                                                                                                                                    23.           Belarus                                56.38
                                                                                                                                                                                                    24.           Slovak Republic                        56.04
                                                                                                                                                                                                    25.           Luxembourg                             55.54
                                                                                                                                                                                                    26.           Romania                                55.32
                                                                                                                                                                                                    27.           Mexico                                 54.77
This section shows the overall results of this year’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                    28.           Egypt                                  54.02
Climate Change Performance Index 2018. The ranking
                                                                                                                                                                                                    29.           Cyprus                                 52.29
results of this category are defined by a country’s ag-
gregated performance regarding 14 indicators within                                                                                                                                                 30.           Estonia                                52.02
the four categories GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy,                                                                                                                                                31.           Slovenia                               50.54
Energy Use and Climate Policy.                                                                                                                                                                      32.           Belgium                                49.60
                                                                                                                                                                                                    33.           New Zealand                            49.57
The CCPI 2018 results illustrate the main regional differ-                                                                                                                                          34.           Netherlands                            49.49
ences in climate protection and perfor-mance within the                                                                                                                                             35.           Austria                                49.49
56 evaluated countries and the EU. Despite decreasing                                                                                                                                               36.           Thailand                               49.07
                                                                © Germanwatch 2017

growth rates in CO2 emissions, still no country performed                                                                                                                                           37.           Indonesia                              48.94
well enough to reach the rating “very good” in this year’s                                                                                                                                          38.           Spain                                  48.19
index.                                                                                                                                                                                              39.           Greece                                 47.86
                                                                                                                                                                                                    40.           Poland                                 46.53
The world map shows the aggregated results and overall                                                                                                                                              41.           China                                  45.84
performance of countries. The table on the right indicates                                                                                                                                          42.           Bulgaria                               45.35
how the countries perform in the different categories.                                                                                                                                              43.           Czech Republic                         45.13
                                                                Rating                                                                                                                              44.           Hungary                                44.00
In this year’s index, Sweden is leading the list, followed by                             Very High                                                                                                 45.           Algeria                                43.61
Lithuania and Morocco. The group of medium-perform-                                       High                                                                                                      46.           Argentina                              41.21
ing countries consists of countries like Brazil, Germany,                                                                                                                                           47.           Turkey                                 41.02
                                                                                          Medium
Mexico and Ukraine while New Zealand, the Netherlands                                                                                                                                               48.           South Africa                           40.61
and Austria are classified as low performers in the over­                                 Low                                                                                                       49.           Ireland                                38.74                                                                             Index Categories
all rating.                                                                               Very Low                                                                                                  50.           Japan                                  35.76                                                                                         GHG Emissions
                                                                                                                                                                                                    51.           Canada                                 33.98                                                                                         (40% weighting)
                                                                                          Not included in assessment
Saudi Arabia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic Korea,                                                                                                                                             52.           Malaysia                               32.61                                                                                         Renewable Energy
Australia and the United States form the bottom five of                                                                                                                                             53.           Russian Federation                     29.85                                                                                         (20% weighting)
this classification, scoring low or very low across almost                                                                                                                                          54.           Chinese Taipei                         29.43                                                                                         Energy Use
all categories.                                                                                                                                                                                     55.           Kazakhstan                             28.17                                                                                         (20% weighting)
                                                                                                                                                                                                    56.           United States                          25.86
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Climate Policy
                                                                                                                                                                                                    57.           Australia                              25.03                                                                                         (20% weighting)
                                                                                                                                                                                                    58.           Republic Korea                         25.01
                                                                                                                                                                                                    59.           Islamic Republic of Iran               23.05
                                                                                                                                                                                                    60.           Saudi Arabia                           11.20
                                                                                                                                                                                                * None of the countries achieved positions one to three. No country is doing enough to prevent dangerous climate change. ** rounded                                 © Germanwatch 2017

                                                                                     10                                                                                                                                                                                                     11
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                                                           Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network                                                                                                             CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

4.1 Partial Results – GHG* Emissions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Rating Table for the 20 Largest CO2 Emitters*

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Rank                    Country                                                           Total                           Current Status                                             Recent Emission                                            Recent Trends                                              GHG Emissions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Rating                          of GHG Emissions                                           Trends of GHG                                              compared to a                                              Reduction Target
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       per Capita                                                 Emissions per                                              well-below-2°C                                             compared to a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Capita                                                     compatible                                                 well-below-2°C
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             pathway                                                    compatible
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             9.                      United Kingdom                                                    High                                                 Medium                                                         High                                                   Medium                                                       Medium

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             14.                     India                                                             High                                                Very High                                                   Very low                                                  Very High                                                         High

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             21.                     Brazil                                                            Medium                                               Medium                                                     Very low                                                        High                                                    Medium

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             26.                     Mexico                                                            Medium                                                   High                                                       Low                                                    Medium                                                           Low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            © Germanwatch 2017
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             27.                     France                                                            Medium                                               Medium                                                         High                                                        Low                                                         Low

   Rating                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    29.                     European Union (28)                                               Medium                                               Medium                                                         High                                                        Low                                                         Low

                Very High                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    39.                     Indonesia                                                         Low                                                      Low                                                    Very low                                                   Medium                                                           High

                High                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         40.                     Germany                                                           Low                                                      Low                                                    Medium                                                          Low                                                         Low

                Medium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             45.                     Turkey                                                            Low                                                      High                                                   Very low                                                        High                                                    Very low

                Low
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             46.                     Argentina                                                         Very low                                                 Low                                                        Low                                                    Very low                                                     Very low
                Very Low
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             48.                     Japan                                                             Very low                                                 Low                                                        Low                                                    Very low                                                     Very low
                Not included
                in assessment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                49.                     South Africa                                                      Very low                                                 Low                                                        Low                                                    Very low                                                     Very low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             50.                     Russian Federation                                                Very low                                             Very low                                                       Low                                                    Medium                                                       Very low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             52.                     China                                                             Very low                                             Medium                                                     Very low                                                        Low                                                     Very low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             53.                     United States                                                     Very low                                             Very low                                                   Medium                                                     Very low                                                     Very low

The sub-ranking results of the index category “GHG
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             55.                     Canada                                                            Very low                                             Very low                                                       Low                                                    Very low                                                     Very low
Emissions” are defined by a country’s aggregated per-
formance regarding four indicators, each reflecting a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        57.                     Australia                                                         Very low                                             Very low                                                   Medium                                                     Very low                                                     Very low
                                                            © Germanwatch 2017

different dimension and aspect of how well the coun-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             58.                     Islamic Republic of Iran                                          Very low                                                 Low                                                    Very low                                                   Very low                                                     Very low
try is doing in terms of GHG emissions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             59.                     Republic Korea                                                    Very low                                             Very low                                                   Very low                                                   Very low                                                     Very low
The evaluation looks at (1) the current levels of per
capita GHG emissions; (2) the developments in GHG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            60.                     Saudi Arabia                                                      Very low                                             Very low                                                   Very low                                                   Very low                                                     Very low

emissions in the last five years in absolute terms,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  * The ratings for all 56 countries and the EU can be found here: www.climate-change-performance-index.org                                                                                                                                                                                                                          © Germanwatch 2017
(3) the current level of per capita GHG emissions com-
pared to a country specific well-below-2°C pathway          Emissions per capita (tCO2-eq/capita, incl. LULUCF**), historic
and (4) the country’s own 2030 emissions reduction          values and 2°C compatibility of current level and 2030 target                                                                                                                                                                                                          Historic emissions per capita
target compared to its well-below-2°C pathway.              30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Well-below-2°C pathway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2030 target below
The world map shows the aggregated results and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     well-below-2°C pathway
overall performance of countries in the category “GHG       25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2030 target above
Emissions”. The table provides more detailed informa-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              well-below-2°C pathway
tion on the top CO2-emitting countries‘ performance         20
with regard to the different indicators defining the cat-
egory. The graph on the bottom indicates how emis-
sions developed from 1990 until 2015 and visualises         15

the 2°C compatibility of both a country’s recent trend
and its 2030 target.                                        10

Considering emissions from LULUCF** in the new in-
dex design, Sweden is the best performing country                 5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       no target
regarding GHG emissions, followed by Finland, Egypt
and Croatia, while Iran, Republic Korea and Saudi                 0
Arabia perform very low in every indicator of this
                                                                                  2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                              2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                          2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                      2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                  2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Emissions 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Emissions 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2030 target & 2°C pathway
                                                                                                       1990
                                                                                                       2015

                                                                                                                                   1990
                                                                                                                                   2015

                                                                                                                                                               1990
                                                                                                                                                               2015

                                                                                                                                                                                           1990
                                                                                                                                                                                           2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1990

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1990

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2015
category and build the bottom three. Generally, miti-
gation targets for 2030 are too low and not on track
for a pathway towards well below 2°C or even 1.5°C
warming.

* Greenhouse Gas Emissions
** Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry                                        Argentina                    Australia                       Brazil                   Canada                         China                     France                    Germany                                     India                       Indonesia                     Islamic                       Japan                     Republic                      Mexico                      Russian                         Saudi                           South                       Turkey                       United                        United                      European
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rep. of Iran                                               Korea                                                   Federation                       Arabia                          Africa                                                  Kingdom                        States                      Union (28)

                                                                                 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     13
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                                                                 Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network                                                                                                                  CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

4.2 Partial Results – Renewable Energy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Renewable Energy – Rating Table for the 20 Largest CO2 Emitters*

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Rank                      Country                                                             Total                            Current Share                                               Development of                                                Recent Renewable                                           Renewable
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Rating                           of Renewables                                               Energy Supply                                                 Trends compared                                            Energy 2030
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        per TPES                                                    from Renewable                                                to well-below                                              Target compared
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Energy Sources                                                2°C compatible                                             to a well-below-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  pathway                                                    2°C compatible
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         12.                       United Kingdom                                                      High                                                  Medium                                                     Very High                                                      Medium                                                      Medium

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         13.                       Brazil                                                              High                                                 Very High                                                     Medium                                                       Medium                                                      Medium

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         14.                       Turkey                                                              High                                                  Medium                                                     Very High                                                      Medium                                                           Low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         15.                       Germany                                                             High                                                      High                                                         High                                                     Medium                                                      Medium

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       © Germanwatch 2017
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         22.                       European Union (28)                                                 Medium                                                    High                                                         High                                                     Medium                                                           Low

   Rating                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                24.                       China                                                               Medium                                                    Low                                                    Very High                                                           Low                                                    Very Low

                Very High                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                30.                       Republic Korea                                                      Medium                                               Very Low                                                    Very High                                                      Very Low                                                    Very Low

                High                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     34.                       France                                                              Medium                                                    Low                                                          High                                                          Low                                                    Medium

                Medium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         36.                       Indonesia                                                           Medium                                                    High                                                     Medium                                                            Low                                                         Low

                Low
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         39.                       Canada                                                              Medium                                                    High                                                         High                                                          Low                                                    Very Low
                Very Low
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         42.                       India                                                               Low                                                   Medium                                                           High                                                     Very Low                                                    Very Low
                Not included
                in assessment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            44.                       United States                                                       Low                                                       Low                                                          High                                                          Low                                                    Very Low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         45.                       Japan                                                               Low                                                       Low                                                          High                                                          Low                                                    Very Low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         47.                       Argentina                                                           Low                                                   Medium                                                           High                                                     Very Low                                                    Very Low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         49.                       Australia                                                           Low                                                       Low                                                          High                                                          Low                                                    Very Low

The sub-ranking results of the index category “Renew­
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         51.                       South Africa                                                        Low                                                       Low                                                      Medium                                                            Low                                                    Very Low
able Energy” are defined by a country’s aggregated per-
formance regarding four indicators, each reflecting a dif-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               54.                       Mexico                                                              Very Low                                                  Low                                                      Medium                                                       Very Low                                                    Very Low
                                                                © Germanwatch 2017

ferent dimension and aspect of how well the country is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         57.                       Russian Federation                                                  Very Low                                             Very Low                                                     Very Low                                                      Very Low                                                    Very Low
doing in terms of renewable energy.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         58.                       Saudi Arabia                                                        Very Low                                             Very Low                                                     Very Low                                                      Very Low                                                    Very Low
The evaluation looks at (1) current levels of the share
of renewable energy in total primary energy supply;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      60.                       Islamic Republic of Iran                                            Very Low                                             Very Low                                                     Very Low                                                      Very Low                                                    Very Low

(2) developments of renewable energy in the last five                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           * The ratings for all 56 countries and the EU can be found here: www.climate-change-performance-index.org                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     © Germanwatch 2017
years in absolute terms; (3) current levels of the share of
renewable energy in total primary energy supply com-           Renewable Energy target (% of TPES*), historic values and                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Historic share of Renewable
pared to a country-specific pathway that is in line with       2°C compatibility benchmarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Energy in TPES
the well-below-2°C temperature limit; (4) the countries’
                                                               100%                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Well-below-2°C pathway
own 2030 renewable energy targets compared its well-
below-2°C pathway.                                             90%                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2030 target of share of renewable
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               energies per TPES
                                                               80%
The world map shows the aggregated results and overall                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Gap from 2030 target to
performance of countries in the category “Renewable            70%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               well-below-2°C pathway
Energy”. The table provides more detailed information
                                                               60%
on the top CO2-emitting countries’ performance with
regard to the different indicators defining the category.      50%
The graph on the bottom indicates how renewable en-
                                                               40%
ergy developed from 2010 until 2015 and visualises the
2°C compatibility of both a country´s current level and        30%
2030 target.                                                   20%

Since the energy sector contributes greatly to the CO2         10%
emissions of a country, renewable energies are a key                0%
driver for mitigating emissions. Traditionally, relatively
                                                                                      2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                   2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                             2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                          2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Emissions 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2030 target & 2°C pathway
                                                                                                            2010
                                                                                                           2015

                                                                                                                                         2010
                                                                                                                                        2015

                                                                                                                                                                      2010
                                                                                                                                                                     2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                   2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1990

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2010
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2015
well performing countries in this category are the ones
with a high share of renewables, such as Denmark,
Norway, Sweden, Austria, New Zealand, Latvia, and
Germany, for instance. This year, Latvia is top of the list,
followed by New Zealand. The group of very poorly per-
forming countries includes Mexico, Malaysia, Egypt, the
Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and the Islamic                           Argentina                     Australia                        Brazil                    Canada                          China                       France                    Germany                                      India                     Indonesia                          Islamic                        Japan                      Republic                       Mexico                      Russian                          Saudi                            South                        Turkey                       United                         United                     European
Republic of Iran.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Rep. of Iran                                                 Korea                                                    Federation                        Arabia                           Africa                                                   Kingdom                         States                     Union (28)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       * Total Primary Energy Supply
                                                                                     14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   15
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                                                              Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network                                                                                                             CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

4.3 Partial Results – Energy Use                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Energy Use – Rating Table for the 20 Largest CO2 Emitters*

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rank                 Country                                                           Total                           Current Status of                                          Recent Trends of                                            Recent TPES/                                              TPES/Capita 2030
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Rating                          Energy Use per                                             TPES/Capita                                                 Capita Trends                                             Target compared
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Unit of TPES**/                                                                                                        compared to a                                             to a well-below-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Capita                                                                                                                 well-below-2°C                                            2°C compatible
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              compatible                                                pathway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                11.                  India                                                             High                                                Very High                                                  Very Low                                                    Very High                                                       High

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                18.                  United Kingdom                                                    Medium                                               Medium                                                         High                                                    Medium                                                         Low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                19.                  Indonesia                                                         Medium                                              Very High                                                       Low                                                    Very High                                                       Low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                25.                  Brazil                                                            Medium                                              Very High                                                  Very Low                                                          Low                                                       High

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               © Germanwatch 2017
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                27.                  Mexico                                                            Medium                                                   High                                                       Low                                                     Medium                                                    Very Low

   Rating                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       29.                  South Africa                                                      Medium                                               Medium                                                     Medium                                                      Very Low                                                       Low

                Very High                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       30.                  Japan                                                             Medium                                                   Low                                                        High                                                    Very Low                                                  Very Low

                High                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            31.                  European Union (28)                                               Medium                                                   Low                                                    Medium                                                           Low                                                       Low

                Medium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                35.                  Germany                                                           Low                                                      Low                                                    Medium                                                           Low                                                  Medium

                Low
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                36.                  France                                                            Low                                                      Low                                                    Medium                                                      Very Low                                                  Medium
                Very Low
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                39.                  Argentina                                                         Low                                                      High                                                       Low                                                     Very Low                                                       Low
                Not included
                in assessment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   42.                  Turkey                                                            Low                                                      High                                                  Very Low                                                     Very Low                                                       High

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                46.                  Russian Federation                                                Low                                                 Very Low                                                        Low                                                          Low                                                  Medium

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                51.                  Australia                                                         Very Low                                            Very Low                                                    Medium                                                      Very Low                                                  Very Low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                52.                  China                                                             Very Low                                                 High                                                  Very Low                                                     Very Low                                                  Very Low

The sub-ranking results of the index category “Energy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                54.                  United States                                                     Very Low                                            Very Low                                                    Medium                                                      Very Low                                                  Very Low
Use” are defined by a country’s aggregated performance
regarding four indicators, each reflecting a different di-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      57.                  Islamic Republic of Iran                                          Very Low                                             Medium                                                    Very Low                                                     Very Low                                                  Very Low
                                                               © Germanwatch 2017

mension and aspect of how well the country is doing in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                58.                  Canada                                                            Very Low                                            Very Low                                                        Low                                                     Very Low                                                  Very Low
terms of energy use.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                59.                  Republic Korea                                                    Very Low                                            Very Low                                                        Low                                                     Very Low                                                  Very Low
The evaluation looks at (1) current levels of per capita
energy use; (2) developments of per-capita energy use                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           60.                  Saudi Arabia                                                      Very Low                                            Very Low                                                   Very Low                                                     Very Low                                                  Very Low

in the last five years in absolute terms; (3) current levels                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            * The ratings for all 56 countries and the EU can be found here: www.climate-change-performance-index.org                                                                                                                                         ** Total Primary Energy Supply                                                © Germanwatch 2017
of per capita energy use compared to a country-specific
pathway that is in line with the well-below-2°C tempera-       Total Primary Energy Supply per capita (GJ/capita), historic
ture limit; (4) the countries’ own 2030 energy use targets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Historic Energy Use per capita
                                                               values, targets and 2°C compatible benchmarks
compared its well-below-2°C pathway.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Well-below-2°C pathway
                                                               450
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2030 target below
The world map shows the aggregated results and overall                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                well-below-2°C pathway
                                                               400
performance of countries in the category “Energy Use”.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2030 target above
The table provides more detailed information on the top        350                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    well-below-2°C pathway
CO2-emitting countries‘ performance with regard to the
                                                               300
different indicators defining the category. The graph on
the bottom indicates how energy use per capita devel-          250
oped from 1990 until 2015 and visualises the 2°C compat-
ibility of both a country’s current level and 2030 target.     200

                                                               150
Ukraine, Malta, Morocco as well as Romania are the front-
runners in the Energy Use section, mostly due to low           100
current levels of energy use and relatively good ratings
regarding a 2°C compatible pathway in this category. New           50
Zealand, Iran, Canada, Republic Korea and Saudi Arabia
                                                                            0
are this year’s worst-performing countries, scoring low
                                                                                     2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                 2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                             2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                         2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                     2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2030 target & 2°C pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2030 target & 2°C pathway
                                                                                                          1990
                                                                                                          2015

                                                                                                                                      1990
                                                                                                                                      2015

                                                                                                                                                                  1990
                                                                                                                                                                  2015

                                                                                                                                                                                              1990
                                                                                                                                                                                              2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2015
or very low across nearly all indicators. While emerging
economies tend to perform decently in this category,
Algeria, Turkey, India and China have been rapidly in-
creasing their energy use in the last few years.

                                                                                    Argentina                    Australia                       Brazil                   Canada                         China                     France                    Germany                                     India                    Indonesia                     Islamic                       Japan                     Republic                      Mexico                      Russian                         Saudi                           South                        Turkey                      United                        United                     European
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rep. of Iran                                               Korea                                                   Federation                       Arabia                          Africa                                                  Kingdom                        States                     Union (28)

                                                                                    16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  17
Results 2018 - CCPI Embargo until Wednesday, 15th of November 2017 10.00 am (CET) - Legambiente
CCPI • Results 2018                                                                                      Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network                        CCPI • Results 2018                                                                Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute & Climate Action Network

4.4 Partial Results – Climate Policy                                                                                                                                                         Climate Policy – Rating Table for all Countries

                                                                                                                                                                                             Rank           Country                    Total Rating   National                            International
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Policy Performance                  Policy Performance
                                                                                                                                                                                             4.             Morocco                         high                    high                                    Very High

                                                                                                                                                                                             5.             China                           high                    high                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             6.             France                          high                  medium                                    Very High

                                                                                                                                                                                             7.             Portugal                        high                    high                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             8.             Mexico                          high                  medium                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             9.             Switzerland                     high                  medium                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             10.            Norway                          high                  medium                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             11.            Lithuania                       high                  medium                                    medium

                                                                                                                                                                      © Germanwatch 2017
                                                                                                                                                                                             12.            Netherlands                     high                  medium                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             13.            Latvia                          high                  medium                                    medium

                                                                                                                                                                                             14.            European Union (28)             high                     low                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             15.            Germany                        medium                    low                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             16.            India                          medium                 medium                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             17.            Belarus                        medium                 medium                                    medium

                                                                                                                                                                                             18.            United Kingdom                 medium                 medium                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             19.            Finland                        medium                 medium                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             20.            Luxembourg                     medium                    low                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             21.            Cyprus                         medium                   high                                      low

                                                                                                                                                                                             22.            Canada                         medium                  very low                                 Very High

                                                                                                                                                                                             23.            Sweden                         medium                    low                                    medium

                                                                                                                                                                                             24.            Argentina                      medium                    low                                      high

                                                                                                                                                                                             25.            South Africa                   medium                    low                                    medium

                                                                                                                                                                                             26.            Italy                          medium                    low                                    medium

                                                                                                                                                                                             27.            Thailand                       medium                    low                                    medium
With the index category “Climate Policy”, we consider                                                                                                                                        28.            Belgium                        medium                    low                                    medium
the fact that measures taken by governments to reduce                                                                                                                                        29.            Ukraine                        medium                    low                                    medium
GHG often take several years to show their effect on the                                                                                                                                     30.            Brazil                         medium                    low                                    medium
emissions, renewable energy and energy use indicators.
                                                                                                                                                                                             31.            Republic Korea                   low                     low                                    medium
On top of this, the most current GHG emissions data
                                                                                                                                                                                             32.            Austria                          low                     low                                    medium
provided by PRIMAP and the IEA is about two years old.
                                                                                                                                                                                             33.            Estonia                          low                     low                                      low
However, the assessment of climate policy includes very
                                                                                                                                                                                             34.            Islamic Republic of Iran         low                  medium                                    very low
recent developments. The effect that current govern-
                                                                                                                                                                                             35.            Indonesia                        low                     low                                    medium
ments benefit or suffer from the consequences of the
                                                                                                                                                                                             36.            Malta                            low                     low                                    medium
preceding administration’s climate actions is thereby
                                                                                                                                                                                             37.            Slovak Republic                  low                     low                                      low
                                                               © Germanwatch 2017

reduced.
                                                                                                                                                                                             38.            Malaysia                         low                     low                                    medium

The qualitative data of the indicators in the field of ‘cli-                                                                                                                                 39.            New Zealand                      low                     low                                      low

mate policy’ is assessed annually in a comprehensive                                                                                                                                         40.            Chinese Taipei                   low                  very low                                  medium

research study. Its basis is the performance rating by                                                                                                                                       41.            Spain                            low                  very low                                  medium

about 300 climate change experts from civil society                                                                                                                                          42.            Poland                           low                     low                                      low

within the countries that are evaluated. By means of a                                                                                                                                       43.            Algeria                          low                     low                                      low

questionnaire, they give a judgement and rating on the         Rating                                                                                                                        44.            Croatia                          low                  very low                                    low

most important policies and concrete measures of their                                   Very High                                                                                           45.            Denmark                          low                  very low                                  medium

governments as well as its implementation status and                                                                                                                                         46.            Ireland                        very low               very low                                  medium

effects on the country’s decarbonisation progress.                                       High
                                                                                                                                                                                             47.            Saudi Arabia                   very low                  low                                    very low
                                                                                         Medium                                                                                              48.            Greece                         very low               very low                                    low
The policy category of the CCPI is led by Morocco, China,
                                                                                         Low                                                                                                 49.            Czech Republic                 very low               very low                                    low
France and Portugal who all score high regarding na-
                                                                                         Very Low                                                                                            50.            Egypt                          very low                  low                                    very low
tional and international climate policy, while Hungary,
Bulgaria, the United States and Turkey form the group                                                                                                                                        51.            Slovenia                       very low               very low                                    low
                                                                                         Not included
of the worst-performing countries not only lacking cli-                                  in assessment                                                                                       52.            Russian Federation             very low               very low                                    low

mate-friendly legislation at home, but also often hinder-                                                                                                                                    53.            Australia                      very low               very low                                  very low

ing progress in international negotiations. It is notewor-                                                                                                                                   54.            Japan                          very low                  low                                    very low

thy that many countries, including Canada, Germany,                                                                                                                                          55.            Romania                        very low               very low                                  very low

Argentina and South Africa, for example, are performing                                                                                                                                      56.            Kazakhstan                     very low               very low                                  very low

relatively well on the international stage, yet seem to                                                                                                                                      57.            Hungary                        very low               very low                                  very low

be failing to deliver on sufficiently implementing policy                                                                                                                                    58.            Bulgaria                       very low               very low                                  very low

measures at the national level.                                                                                                                                                              59.            United States                  very low               very low                                  very low

                                                                                                                                                                                             60.            Turkey                         very low               very low                                  very low

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        © Germanwatch 2017

                                                                                    18                                                                                                                                                                  19
You can also read