"A decade on from the Paris Climate Agreement, countries are making uneven-but-visible climate progress as per capita emissions edge downward, renewable energy surges, and more than 100 countries adopt net-zero targets, the latest Climate Change Performance Index has found. But the report found that momentum still falls short of what's needed to meet the Paris goal of holding global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F) and ideally 1.5 C above preindustrial levels."
""Our index shows significantly more countries than before with good or even very good results in individual categories such as renewable energies," said one of the report's authors, Thea Uhlich, from the environmental NGO Germanwatch. "However, we also see that the positive trends for renewable energies and electrification started too late for the major emitters the G20 countries to achieve the necessary emission reductions," Uhlich said."
"This year, the United States was rated very poorly in all categories, which include per capita emissions, expanding renewables, energy use and climate policy. Under President Donald Trump, the country slipped eight spots to down to 65th place on the overall ranking, which takes all four categories into account. Uhlich called the decline "remarkable." Only the petrostates Iran and Saudi Arabia ranked lower."
Countries show uneven but visible climate progress: per capita emissions are edging downward, renewable energy is surging, and more than 100 countries have adopted net-zero targets. Momentum remains insufficient to meet Paris targets of keeping global warming well below 2°C and ideally 1.5°C above preindustrial levels. To stay within those limits, global greenhouse gas emissions must be halved by 2030, fossil fuels rapidly phased out, and climate financing substantially increased. Gains in renewable energies and electrification began too late among major emitters, particularly G20 countries, to secure necessary emission reductions. The United States slipped to 65th place overall.
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