COP31: India slips five places to 28th in global climate action ranking, finds CCPI 2027 report

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India has slipped five places to 28th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027, released on Wednesday on the sidelines of the COP31 climate summit in ...

India has slipped five places to 28th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027, released on Wednesday on the sidelines of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.

The country scored 60.85 points, down from 23rd place last year and 10th in the CCPI 2025 edition, marking a decline of 18 positions over two years. However, India retained its overall ‘medium’ performance rating.

Denmark remained the highest-ranked country, followed by Lithuania and Luxembourg, which overtook the United Kingdom and Morocco.

Prepared by Germanwatch and the NewClimate Institute, the annual index assesses the climate performance of 64 countries and the European Union, together responsible for more than 90 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The report gave India a ‘high’ rating for its renewable energy trend, recognising progress in solar and wind power, rooftop installations and electric vehicles.

It also highlighted government measures, including competitive procurement, rooftop solar support and incentives for domestic manufacturing, which have helped expand renewable energy capacity.

By June 2025, non-fossil fuel sources accounted for 50 per cent of India's installed electricity capacity, achieving its 2030 target five years ahead of schedule. However, this includes nuclear power and does not reflect the share of non-fossil sources in actual electricity generation.

India's latest nationally determined contribution (NDC) aims to reduce emissions intensity per unit of GDP by 47 per cent from 2005 levels by 2035, increase non-fossil sources to approximately 60 per cent of installed electricity capacity and create a forest and tree cover carbon sink of 3.5–4 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent.

Despite these advances, the report warned that electricity grids and storage infrastructure were struggling to keep pace with renewable energy expansion.

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