Based on the 2021 Climate Change Performance Index, Morocco was ranked as the country with the highest achievement in climate protection among four African countries under analysis. In fact, the Index evaluates 53 countries and the EU, which are responsible for more than 90 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Worldwide, Sweden was ranked as the country with the highest achievement in climate protection. Sweden has established a goal to reach net zero emissions by 2045, although critics noted that the country lacked a strategy to reach this target.
Climate Change Performance Index in selected African countries 2021
The Index evaluates 57 countries and the European Union, which are together responsible for more than 90 percent of global GHG emissions. It measures promises and evaluates countries' 2030 targets in emissions, renewable energy, and energy use, as well as looks at current performance.
The study includes four African countries in total.
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Germanwatch. (December 6, 2020). Climate Change Performance Index in selected African countries 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271163/climate-change-performance-index-in-africa-by-country/
Germanwatch. "Climate Change Performance Index in selected African countries 2021." Chart. December 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271163/climate-change-performance-index-in-africa-by-country/
Germanwatch. (2020). Climate Change Performance Index in selected African countries 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271163/climate-change-performance-index-in-africa-by-country/
Germanwatch. "Climate Change Performance Index in Selected African Countries 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271163/climate-change-performance-index-in-africa-by-country/
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