Morocco ranks eighth globally on the Climate Performance Index 2022.. What about the rest of the countries?

Weather of Arabia - The Kingdom of Morocco ranked eighth globally, in the Climate Performance Index for 2022, after Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom, while the first three ranks remained vacant again due to the lack of a country taking sufficient measures to achieve a "very high" general rating. in the field of climate protection.

Morocco came within the light green box, which means the presence of a "high will", whether at the societal or political level in protecting the climate, and the Kingdom ranked after obtaining a total score of 71.64.

Despite this, Morocco declined by one place in the current classification compared to the classification of the year 2021, in which it obtained a total score of 67.59.

What is the Climate Performance Index?

The Climate Performance Index (CCPI) is issued periodically by a group of non-governmental organizations, namely "German Watch", the "International Network for Climate Action", and the German Institute "New Climate".

The index analyzes and compares climate change mitigation efforts across 60 countries (plus the European Union as a whole) and the highest emitters, which are the countries responsible for 90% of global emissions. The index aims to enhance transparency in international climate policies and enable comparison between mitigation efforts and their progress. individual countries.

The race to protect the climate

Scandinavian countries lead the race in climate protection, along with Morocco and the United Kingdom. Denmark, Sweden and Norway rank four to six in the Climate Performance Index 2022, while the top three positions remain vacant again because no country is taking sufficient measures to achieve an overall rating of "very high". in the field of climate protection.

Scandinavian countries have achieved the best results thanks to their outstanding efforts in the field of renewable energy, and Norway stands out as the only country to receive a "very high" rating in this category.

The Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation are the worst performers in the field of renewable energy with a rating of "very low", with the United Kingdom and Morocco, ranked seventh and eighth among the leaders in all categories. The UK also performs well on measures of greenhouse gas emissions.

In the overall ranking, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and South Korea are among the worst performers, with Australia receiving "very low" ratings in each CPI category, and falling four places in the overall ranking.