Climate Change Performance Index

Header: CCPI 2025 will be released on November 20th 2024 at 6am CET (9am AZT), Watch the press conference live @COP29 (Natavan, Area D) or via livestream

The Climate Change Performance Index published by Germanwatch, CAN International and the NewClimate Institute evaluates and compares the climate mitigation performance of 63 countries and the EU.

About CCPI

Published annually since 2005, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) tracks countries’ efforts to combat climate change. As an independent monitoring tool it aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.

The countries’ commitments under the Paris Agreement are still insufficient: to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C a more ambitious climate action is urgently needed. In this context, the CCPI has gained further relevance as a long-standing and reliable tool to identify leaders and laggards in climate protection

Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network publish the index annually. The CCPI’s unique climate policy section, evaluating countries’ national and international climate policy performance, is only possible through the continued support and contributions of around 450 climate and energy experts. We express our gratitude to these experts and greatly appreciate their time, efforts and knowledge in contributing to this publication.

The Climate Change Performance Index 2025 will be released on November 20th 2024.

More information and the press conference can be found on the official website of the CCPI.

Overview of all Climate Change Performance Indices

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The Climate Change Performance Index 2012

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A comparison of the 57 top CO2 emitting nations
The Climate Change Performance Index is an instrument supposed to enhance transparency in international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria, the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of 58 countries that are, together, responsible for more than 90 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions.
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The Climate Change Performance Index 2011

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A comparison of the 57 top CO2 emitting nations
The Climate Change Performance Index is an innovative instrument that enhances transparency in international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria, the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of 57 countries that are together responsible for more than 90 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions. Eighty percent of the evaluation is based on objective indicators of emissions trend and emissions level. Twenty percent results from national and international climate policy assessments by 190 experts from the respective countries. The aim of the index is to encourage political and social pressure on those countries which have, heretofore, failed to take the initiative on climate protection or which still neglect the importance of this issue.
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The Climate Change Performance Index 2010

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A comparison of the 57 top CO2 emitting nations
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an innovative instrument that enhances transparency in international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performances of the 57 countries that, together, are responsible for more than 90 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions.
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The Climate Change Performance Index 2009

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A comparison of the 57 top CO2 emitting nations
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an innovative instrument that enhances transparency in international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performances of the 57 countries that, together, are responsible for more than 90 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions.
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The Climate Change Performance Index 2008

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A comparison of the 56 top CO2 emitting nations
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an innovative instrument that enhances transparency in international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performances of the 56 countries that, together, are responsible for more than 90 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions.
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Climate Change Performance Index 2007

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A comparison of the 56 top CO2 emitting nations
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an innovative instrument that enhances transparency in international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performances of the 56 countries that, together, are responsible for more than 90 percent of global energy-induced CO2 emissions. The objective of the index is to increase the political and societal pressure on those countries, which up to now have failed to take initiatives in climate protection and which still neglect the importance of the issue.
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The Climate Change Performance Index 2006

Deckblatt: Climate Change Performance Index 2006
A Comparison of the TOP 53 CO2 Emitting Nations
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.
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Contact person

Real name

Jan Burck
Senior Advisor – Low-Carbon Strategies & Energy, Project Lead Climate Indices
+49 (0)228 / 60 492-21
burck@germanwatch.org

Real name

Thea Uhlich
Policy Advisor – Low-Carbon Strategies & Energy
+49 (0)228 / 60 492-61
uhlich@germanwatch.org

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