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The Climate Change Performance Index 2014

josip · 2013-11-20 15:16:32

http://germanwatch.org/en/download/8599.pdf Not sure how they can call it 2014 when it's published in November 2013, but it's an interesting read. Ireland seems to be rated well in spite of itself; we're poor regards policies but well above average for our sourcing of renewable energy. Commodity countries suffer, Norway…

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http://germanwatch.org/en/download/8599.pdf

Not sure how they can call it 2014 when it's published in November 2013, but it's an interesting read. Ireland seems to be rated well in spite of itself; we're poor regards policies but well above average for our sourcing of renewable energy. Commodity countries suffer, Norway has a much worse position than its Scandinavian neighbours presumably because of the oil and gas. Germany doesn't come out so well; I assume this is because it makes stuff.

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Wow, this is a depressing side note:

None of the countries achieved positions one to three. No country is doing enough to prevent dangerous climate change.

I wonder how much of the developments analysed are due to the economic crisis and how much is the result of genuine policy initiatives?

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