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"Australia’s plans to open new gas fields and the recent environmental approval
of three massive coal mine expansions has seen the country slip two places in
this year’s global Climate Change Performance Index.
The index, published on Wednesday on the sidelines of COP29 climate talks being
held in Baku, Azerbaijan, is authored by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and
CAN International to assess the progress made by the world’s largest economies
on emissions, renewables and climate policy.
The 63 countries plus the European Union assessed in the CCPI are responsible
for 90% of global emissions and are ranked based on their combined score across
the three metrics.
Once again, no country has performed well enough in all three categories to
achieve an overall “very high” rating, and so the top three ranks are left
symbolically empty.
Australia, despite boasting an economy ranking amongst the world’s top 20 and a
seat at the G20 table, was ranked at 52 in this the 20th edition of the CCPI,
falling two spots and now ranked amongst the “low-performing countries”.
The highest rating Australia can boast is a “medium” for its greenhouse gas
emissions, with both renewable energy and climate policy receiving a “low”
rating and energy use receiving a “very low” rating."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
