The Climate Change Performance Index 2006

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an innovative instrument that brings more transparency into international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria, it evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of the 53 countries that, together, are responsible for more than 90 percent of the world-wide energy-related CO₂ emissions. The goal of the index is to increase the political and societal pressure on those countries that have neglected their homework on climate change up to now.