• Observer Research Foundation has released a CPI to evaluate performance of G20 countries in climate change mitigation.
• On CPI, India ranks first among all G20 members in terms of overall climate performance.
• India’s rank is attributed to factors like significantly low per capita contributions to emissions, very limited share in legacy emissions relative to its population needs etc.

Other information

• Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is published by Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network.