India has been ranked 10th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) report.

About Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) report

• Publisher: Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, & Climate Action Network International since 2005.
• Purpose: To Track progress of the world’s largest emitters in emissions, renewables, and climate policy.
• Assessment: It Covers 63 countries + European Union, responsible for 90% of global emissions.
• Criteria: The CCPI looks at four categories, with 14 indicators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (40% of the overall score), Renewable Energy (20%), Energy Use (20%), and Climate Policy (20%).
• Top Performers: First three ranks vacant (no country met the “very high” performance criteria).
  • Denmark (4th), Netherlands (5th), & U.K (6th)

Global Highlights

• High Performers:
  • Only India and U.K. among G20 countries in this category.
  • U.K. climbed due to coal phase-out and halting new fossil fuel project licenses.
• Major Emitters:
  • China (55th): Heavy dependence on coal; insufficient climate targets.
  • U.S. (57th): Very low performer.
• Lowest-Ranked Countries:
  • Iran (67th), Saudi Arabia (66th), UAE (65th), Russia (64th) (largest oil and gas producers).
• Argentina (59th): Withdrew from COP29; may exit Paris Agreement.

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India’s Performance

• Low Per Capita Emissions: India’s per capita emissions stand at 2.9 tons of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e), far below the global average of 6.6 tCO2e. 
• India receives a high ranking in the GHG Emissions and Energy Use categories, medium in Climate Policy, and low in Renewable Energy.
• Sectoral  Progress: India has seen considerable progress in renewable energy policy, particularly in large-scale solar power projects and the launch of the Rooftop Solar Scheme.
  • Further, India has made progress in energy efficiency standards & electric vehicle (EV) deployment.
• Heavy Reliance on Coal: Despite the positive developments in renewables, India remains heavily reliant on coal
• Key demands: Revising the country’s NDC to set more ambitious absolute emissions reduction targets across more sectors
• India has pledged to reach net zero emissions (balancing emissions with removals) by 2070 and aims to achieve 500 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

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