Under COP26, in Glasgow, the Climate Change Performance Index 2022 (in English, Climate Change Performance Index 2022 or CCPI), an annual report prepared since 2005 by the German NGOs Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network.
CICC measures climate protection performance in 60 countries.
Rankings are based on each country’s overall score. It is calculated from individual results in four categories: 1. Greenhouse gas emissions. 2. Use of renewable energies. 3. Total power consumption. 4. Climate policy.
While no country scored in the “Very High Performing” category, fifteen countries did so because of “High Performers,” including Chile, Morocco, and the United Kingdom. Denmark tops the list, followed by Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Chile, India, Lithuania, Malta, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Portugal, France and Luxembourg.
The average performers (in descending order) are the Netherlands, Ukraine, Egypt, the European Union, the Philippines, Greece, Colombia, Latvia, Indonesia, Croatia, Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Estonia and Brazil.
On the other hand, the low performing countries are Spain, New Zealand, Austria, China, Romania, South Africa, Slovak Republic, Cyprus, Turkey, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Japan, Ireland, Argentina, Belarus and Belgium.
Finally, these 15 underperformers (in descending order): Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Algeria, United States, Russia, Malaysia, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, Canada, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan.
Morocco ranked fifth globally, followed by Chile, in the 2022 edition of the prestigious Climate Change Performance Index rankings, after Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom. According to the report, Morocco is recognized as an “ambitious leader” in international climate negotiations.
The report considered the high trend of the African country in renewable energies, highlighting its “excellent potential in this field” as in many projects.
The latest edition of the Climate Change Performance Index, published on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, specifically ranks Morocco eighth globally with a global score of 71.64 points out of the 68 countries surveyed, representing 92% of global greenhouse gas emissions. .
It should be noted that CICC does not award the top three in the rankings, as it estimates that “no country in the world performs well enough in all categories of the index to achieve a very high overall score”. Chile, like Morocco, ranks sixth, bypassing countries such as France, Germany, Spain, China and Japan.
Both countries lead on their respective continents.
On the African continental level, Morocco ranks as the best performing country, ahead of Egypt (ranked 21), South Africa (ranked 39) and Algeria (ranked 53).
As in previous years, Morocco ranks highly in the categories of “greenhouse gas emissions,” “energy use,” and “climate policy.” The report’s authors commented that the trend toward renewable energy in the country is high.
CICC experts highlight “the excellent potential for renewable energy production in Morocco, as well as several important projects underway under the Moroccan Solar Plan”. They also noted “the progress made in investments in the public transport sector and in energy efficiency systems.” However, weaknesses were noted in the agriculture and construction sectors.
The report notes the recognition of Morocco as an “ambitious leader” in international climate negotiations and shows a commendable commitment to respecting the Paris Agreement.
The Climate Change Performance Index, published annually since 2005 at the initiative of Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute and the International Climate Action Network, is an independent monitoring tool for tracking climate protection performance in more than 60 countries.
CICC aims to improve the transparency of international climate policy and allows comparison of efforts and progress in each country in terms of climate protection.
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