Lok Sabha Question No. 1182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Climate Change Performance Index
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1182

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## Climate Change Performance Index

## 1182. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the global Climate Change Performance Index ( CCPI ) for the year 2022 has been released recently;
- (b) if so , the details thereof ;
- (c) whether  India  has  been  placed  in  better  rank  by  CCPI  this  year  as  compared  to previous years; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) and (b) Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an initiative of three organizations viz.  Germanwatch,  New  Climate  Institute  and  Climate  Action  Network  International.  The ranking of countries in CCPI is based on their performance in addressing climate change as per parameters and methodologies employed in the construction of the index. CCPI ranking for the year 2022 was published on November 9, 2021.

CCPI 2022 evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of 60 countries and  the  European  Union  (EU),  which  collectively  account  for  more  than  92%  of  global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The CCPI aims to deliver a comprehensive and balanced evaluation of the diverse countries evaluated. It uses 14 indicators under the four categories namely; GHG Emissions (40% of overall score), Renewable Energy (20% of overall score), Energy Use (20% of overall score) and Climate Policy (20% of overall score).

The CCPI indicators, however, are not based on the principles of equity and common but  differentiated  responsibilities  that  are  foundational  to  the  United  Nations  Framework Convention on Climate Change, but focus only on current and future emissions and ignore historical responsibility.

(c) and (d) CCPI 2022 ranks India at 10th position. The CCPI rank for India during the last four years is as follows:

|   Year |   CCPI Rank |
|--------|-------------|
|   2018 |          14 |
|   2019 |          11 |
|   2020 |           9 |
|   2021 |          10 |

India ratified the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and submitted ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for combating climate change. India is on track to meet its NDCs, which are compatible with a well-below-2°C scenario. Several policies and programs for  low  carbon  development  across  key  sectors  of  the  economy  were  launched  and  further strengthened. These include, inter alia, policies for  promotion of non-fossil energy that has resulted in enhancement of such capacity from 75 GW in March 2014 to more than 156 GW in October  2021,  enhancing  energy  efficiency through  schemes  like Unnat  Jyoti by Affordable  LEDs  for  All  (UJALA)  where  36.78  crores  LED  bulbs  have  been  distributed, transition  towards  sustainable  mobility  through  the  promotion  of  mass  transportation, promotion of biofuels and advanced fuel efficiency norms, increasing forest and tree cover to 24.56% of geographic area, etc. Further, supercritical thermal power units have risen from 40 in 2015 to 85 in 2021 with a capacity of 59 GW. As a result, India has already achieved a 24% reduction  in  the  emissions  intensity  of  its  GDP  in  2016  over  2005  levels.  It  has  also achieved 40% cumulative installed electric capacity from non-fossil sources.

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