Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3

CCPI 2023 was released in COP 27, assessing 59 countries and the European Union on climate change policies and actions.

Climate Change Performance Index

• Climate Change Performance Index(CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 59 countries and the European Union which together generate over 92% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
• It aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enable comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.
• Published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany.
• The CCPI aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.
• CCPI assesses each country’s performance in four categories:
• GHG Emissions (40% of the overall ranking), 
• Renewable Energy (20%), 
• Energy Use (20%) 
• Climate Policy (20%).

India’s Performance

• India has been ranked 8th amongst a group of 59 countries and the European Union. It has risen two spots since last year.
• Parameter-wise, India has earned a high rating in the GHG Emissions and Energy Use categories with a medium for Climate Policy and Renewable Energy.
• India had increased its climate targets in the NDC (nationally determined contributions) and also announced a net zero target for 2070. 
• However, India’s climate actions were still not consistent with the 1.5 degree Celsius goal. For instance, India has plans to increase its oil and gas production by over 5% by 2030. This is incompatible with the 1.5-degree Celsius target.

Global Ranking

• Denmark and Sweden have been assessed to be the top performers this year as well.
• China has been ranked 51st. It has dropped 13 places mainly because of the country’s continued reliance on coal and lack of clarity on long-term climate policies. 
• The United States has been ranked 52nd. It has risen three ranks because of the recent climate measures announced by the US administration.

Question: What are the mains features approved by India in NDC (nationally determined contributions to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ?