The so called Climate Change Performance Index
There was a lot of media coverage of the release by the CCPI that NZ had dropped from 34th to 41st place. But many may be unaware that the ratings are highly subjective – basically the views of the activist organisations that make up the organisation. To show how willy their ratings are, I’ll show you their current rankings and compare them to the growth in net emissions since 1990:
- 10th India +305%
- 17th EU -38%
- 20th Egypt +253%
- 41st NZ +39%
- 55th China +257%
- 57th US -7%
- 62nd Canada -9%
So India with emissions growth of 305 is higher than the EU which has shrunk emissions 38%.
NZ with 39% growth is below Egypt with 253% growth.
The US and Canada which have reduced emissions is below China with 257% emissions growth.
So maybe let’s not take the ratings as anything more than opinions, not data.
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