Sharm El-Sheikh . The current energy crisis clearly demonstrates how the world remains dependent on fossil fuels. However, there is a number of countries that have a better standing than others.
“So far, China has failed to curb rising emissions and reverse the trend. If the expansion of renewables is now followed by a closure of coal-fired power plants, China could move up again in the CCPI.”“The US, on the other hand, is climbing mainly because of the policy shift by the Biden administration. President Biden has not only announced many new targets and policies for climate action, he has also delivered on an impressive implementation package.
In contrast, the worst performers in the overall ranking are Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. The three countries are particularly weak in renewables and heavily reliant on oil. Saudi Arabia is the country with the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions among the G20 nations.Australia’s ranking improves in this year’s CCPI: it rises by four ranks to rank 55. Despite the progress, it remains among the very low performing countries for the time being.
The worst performing EU countries, Hungary and Poland, are rated ‘low’ and ‘very low’ in emissions and energy use categories, and rank particularly poor in the ’very low’ category in climate policy .