Based on the 2022 Climate Change Performance Index, Denmark was ranked as the country with the highest achievement in climate protection, followed by Sweden. Sweden has established a goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2045, although critics noted that the country lacks a strategy to reach this target. In this year, no country has achieved enough to be placed into the top three.
The Index evaluates 60 countries and the European Union which are responsible for more than 90 percent of global GHG emissions. It measures promises and evaluates the countries' 2030 targets in emissions, renewable energy, and energy use, as well as looking at current performance.
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