India remains among top 10 climate performers: Report

India ranked 10th on a list of over 60 countries assessed for efforts to fight climate change despite dropping two spots compared to last ago thanks to its low per capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables a report said on WednesdayThe Climate Change Performance Index CCPI 2025 report released at the annual UN climate conference here leaves the first three places empty followed by Denmark fourth place and the Netherlands while the largest two emitters China and the US remain very low at 55th and 57th place respectivelyPublished by think tanks Germanwatch New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International the CCPI tracks the progress of the worlds largest emitters in terms of emissions renewables and climate policyThe 63 countries along with the European Union assessed in the CCPI are responsible for 90 per cent of global emissionsIndia ranks 10th in this years CCPI remaining among the highest performersHowever noting that significant changes in Indias climate policy are unlikely the CCPI report said the growthoriented approach to climate action is expected to continue or intensify driven by rising energy demand from industry and the growing populationWhile India is the worlds most populous country it has relatively low per capita emissions and energy use Renewables have expanded rapidly over the last decade and India aspires to play a leading role in green energy on the global stageiquest the international climate think tanks observedIndias per capita emissions stand at 29 tons of CO2 equivalent tCO2e far below the global average of 66 tCO2e The country the worlds thirdlargest greenhouse gas emitter and the fastest growing major economy has pledged to reach net zero emissions balancing emissions with removals by 2070 and aims to achieve 500 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030 Indian official data showsAccording to CCPI experts over the past year India has made considerable progress in renewable energy policy particularly with largescale solar power projects and the launch of the Rooftop Solar SchemeEnergy efficiency standards have been introduced but their coverage remains inadequate the report said adding India is also advancing in electric vehicle deployment especially with twowheelersThe experts said that despite these positive developments India remains heavily reliant on coalIndia is among the 10 countries with the largest developed coal reserves and is currently planning to increase its production the report saidThe report leaves the first three places empty as no country performed well enough across all index categories to achieve an overall very high ratingIndia and the UK are the only two G20 countries among the high performers in the CCPIArgentina 59th which withdrew from COP29 and may pull out of the Paris Agreement of 2015 is one of this years biggest losers Its newly elected president denies humanmade climate change contrary to scientific consensusDenmark ranks at the top but technically fourth place followed by the Netherlands and the UK The UK this years big climber benefitted from its coal phase out and the governments pledge to halt new licenses for fossil fuel projects the report saidChina the worlds biggest emitter ranks 55th falling to a very low level Despite promising plans trends and measures the largest economy in Asia remains heavily dependent on coal and lacks sufficient climate targetsThe US the secondlargest emitter remains in 57th place among the very low performersThe four lowestranked countries in the CCPI are Iran 67th Saudi Arabia 66th the United Arab Emirates 65th and Russia 64th all four among the worlds largest oil and gas producersAlso ReadIndiarsquos CO2 emissions account 8pc of global total to rise by 46pc in 2024 ReportThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever