Why in News?

• The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019 recently released shows that only few countries have started working towards limiting global warming below 2°C or even at 1.5°C.

CCPI:

• The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an annual publication by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network Europe.
• Its aim is to put political and social pressure on those countries that have, until now, failed to take ambitious action on climate protection, and to highlight those countries with best practice climate policies.
• It evaluates the climate protection performance of 60 countries, responsible for over 90% of global energy-related CO2 emissions.

India’s Performance:

• India ranks 11th in this year’s CCPI, improving its standing by three places compared to the previous edition.
• Most notably India improved its performance in the Renewable Energy category, joining the group of medium
• However, national experts argue that plans to build new coal-fired power plants may pose a risk of offsetting positive developments in the renewable energy sector.
• Comparatively low levels of per capita GHG emissions and a relatively ambitious mitigation target for 2030 give India an overall high rating in the emissions category.

Global Performance:

• Morocco has been named the second best performing country after Sweden in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
• With the connection of the world’s largest solar plant to the grid, Morocco is on track for achieving its target of 42% installed renewable energy capacities by 2020.
• Sweden is in top position, followed by Morocco and Lithuania in the CCPI 2019.
• The bottoms five in the list are Saudi Arabia, U.S., Iran, South Korea and Taiwan.