Current context: Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019 is released on 11th Dec 19 at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Spain.
a. 1st
b. 4th
c. 9th
d. 12th
- India, for the first time, ranks among the top 10 in this year's CCPI.
- India ranked 9th in the current levels of per capita emissions and energy use, showing that emissions are still comparatively low.
- It suggests that India has yet to develop a roadmap to phase-out fossil fuel subsidies and reduce the country's high dependence on coal.
- The index is jointly presented by German watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network.
- CCPI defines a country’s aggregated performance in 14 indicators within the four categories:
- “GHG Emissions”
- “Renewable Energy”
- “Energy Use”
- “Climate Policy”
- The first three places of the ranking remained unoccupied as the report noted that none of the countries assessed is already on a path compatible with the Paris climate targets.
- Sweden leads the ranking on rank 4, followed by Denmark (5) and Morocco (6).
- Bottom five in this CCPI 2019 are Islamic Republic of Iran (57), Republic of Korea (58), Chinese Taipei (59), Saudi Arabia (60) and the United States (61).
Question:
Q.1 India ranked _______ in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019 released at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Spain?a. 1st
b. 4th
c. 9th
d. 12th
