India has ranked lowest in Environmental Performance Index 2022, it is a report put up by the researchers of Yale and Columbia.
India ranked 180th on the EPI (Environmental Performance Index) 2022, it takes into consideration upto 40 attributes which includes climate change action, implementation of policies, public environmental health and biodiversity etc. Denmark has acquired the top position on the EPI with good performance across many sectors like climate and agriculture. Same with the UK and Finland. The United States on the other hand lagged behind its other wealthy peers by securing 43rd position on the list because of the rollback of climate environmental protections in the Trump era, pulling back from the Paris Climate Agreement and weakening its climate and biodiversity protection laws.
According to EPI projections, by 2050 US, China, India and Russia will be responsible for 50% of global carbon emissions. While countries like Denmark and the UK are on track of net zero emissions by the year 2050.
“The lowest scores overall go to countries that are struggling with civil unrest or other crises, including Myanmar and Haiti, or nations that have prioritized economic growth over environmental sustainability, such as India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. With markedly poor air quality and quickly rising greenhouse gas emissions, India, for the first time, comes in at the very bottom of country rankings. Poor air quality and rising GHG emissions continue to impact China’s EPI ranking, with the nation placing 160th out of 180 countries on the 2022 scorecard,” a statement by EPI said.
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