Portugal worsened in terms of climate performance and fell two positions in an annual index, although it remains on the list of the best ranked countries.
HE Portugal was ranked 13th last year and this year the country is ranked 15th. in a list of countries classified in the so-called “Climate Change Performance Index” (CCPI in its original acronym).
The CCPI presents this Wednesday at the UN climate conference, COP29, which runs until Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the responsibility of the international organizations “Germainwatch”, “NewClimate Institute” and “CAN International”. CAN — Climate Action Network, is a global network of more than 1,900 civil society organizations in more than 130 countries that promotes actions to combat the climate crisis and achieve social justice.
The CCPI analyzes and scores the climate policies of each country, making a list of 66 countries (and the European Union), which represent 90% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
In fact, there are not 66 countries because the CCPI always leaves the first three places blank, pointing out that no country is completely aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius (ºC). compared to previous levels. industrial times.
Thus, in first place, which is actually fourth, Denmark remains, followed by the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the latter with a large increase. The group of 15 countries in green is followed by the Philippines, Morocco and Norway, among others, closing the list with Portugal.
Another group of countries then appears in yellow, from 16th to 34th, in a list headed by Germany and closed by Malta.
Belgium appears in position 35, already on the orange list, which includes countries such as New Zealand, Italy and Hungary and which closes in position 52 with Australia.
The countries with the worst environmental performance, in red, are 15, including China and the United Statesthe largest GHG emitters, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Federation and Türkiye.
The “ranking” also highlights the position of the European Union, in 17th place, and the large increases in the list of countries such as France, Ireland, Slovenia or Malaysia, in addition to the United Kingdom. Or the big declines in Switzerland and Finland.
The CCPI analyzes greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, energy use and climate policy.
The Portuguese environmental association Zero, which participates in the creation of the index, states in a statement in which it publishes the ranking that fires and emissions in public transport have high values, estimating that this year emissions will increase in Portugal.
Source: Observadora
