The Climate Change Performance Index
Results 2015
Published on 8. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
28 pages
978-3-943704-24-2 (ISBN)
Description
Our world is characterized by fast moving geopolitical and
natural changes and the scenarios drawn by climate change
specialists are alarming. If we want to avoid dangerous climate
change and its ample consequences for creatures
all over the world, it is necessary to take action right now.
Awareness of the danger is growing and with the IPCC's Fifth
Assessment Report, also evidence has grown once more that
fossil fuels such as coal have to be left in the ground in order
to minimize those threats. The Climate Change Performance
Index (CCPI) since 10 years now, keeps on working to bring
awareness forward. Since 2005, the CCPI has been contributing
to a clearer understanding of national and international
climate policy. The various initial positions, interests, and
strategies of the numerous countries make it hard to distinguish
their strengths and weaknesses. The CCPI is an important
tool to address this.
To demonstrate existing measures more accurately and to
encourage steps towards effective climate policy, the CCPI
methodology was evaluated in 2012 and improvements have
since been made. The integration of data on emissions from
deforestation was one of the major steps in this process,
made possible due to the data provided by the FAO Global
Forest Resource Assessment 2011. Alongside energy-based
emissions, deforestation is another important source of anthropogenic
CO2. By including emissions from deforestation,
we can now present a more complete view of man-made
impacts on the world's climate.
The following publication is issued by Germanwatch and
Climate Action Network Europe. However, only the assistance
of about 300 energy and climate experts from all over
the world allows us to include a review of each country's national
and international policies, with respect to their efforts
to avoid climate change. We greatly appreciate these experts
for taking the time and effort to contribute with their knowledge.
Experts are mainly representatives of NGOs working
within their respective countries, fighting for the implementation
of the climate policy that we so desperately need.
natural changes and the scenarios drawn by climate change
specialists are alarming. If we want to avoid dangerous climate
change and its ample consequences for creatures
all over the world, it is necessary to take action right now.
Awareness of the danger is growing and with the IPCC's Fifth
Assessment Report, also evidence has grown once more that
fossil fuels such as coal have to be left in the ground in order
to minimize those threats. The Climate Change Performance
Index (CCPI) since 10 years now, keeps on working to bring
awareness forward. Since 2005, the CCPI has been contributing
to a clearer understanding of national and international
climate policy. The various initial positions, interests, and
strategies of the numerous countries make it hard to distinguish
their strengths and weaknesses. The CCPI is an important
tool to address this.
To demonstrate existing measures more accurately and to
encourage steps towards effective climate policy, the CCPI
methodology was evaluated in 2012 and improvements have
since been made. The integration of data on emissions from
deforestation was one of the major steps in this process,
made possible due to the data provided by the FAO Global
Forest Resource Assessment 2011. Alongside energy-based
emissions, deforestation is another important source of anthropogenic
CO2. By including emissions from deforestation,
we can now present a more complete view of man-made
impacts on the world's climate.
The following publication is issued by Germanwatch and
Climate Action Network Europe. However, only the assistance
of about 300 energy and climate experts from all over
the world allows us to include a review of each country's national
and international policies, with respect to their efforts
to avoid climate change. We greatly appreciate these experts
for taking the time and effort to contribute with their knowledge.
Experts are mainly representatives of NGOs working
within their respective countries, fighting for the implementation
of the climate policy that we so desperately need.