Ireland is the worst country in the European Union for climate change action.
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) placed Ireland 48 of 55 countries around the world when it came to limiting global warming and climate change.
This is the second year in a row that Ireland has been deemed the worst in the EU by the index.
The report states that Ireland has a 40.84 score considering factors such as GHG emissions, energy use, renewable energy, and climate policy.
At the top of the index is Sweden with a 76.28 rating, Morocco with 70.48, and Lithuania with 70.47. However, no country achieved a one to three rating as no country is “doing enough to prevent dangerous climate change.”
Saudi Arabia is at the bottom of the index followed closely by the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Despite Ireland’s low rating, the CCPI did commend the government for passing the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill.
“Therefore, the performance on international climate policy is rated medium,” they said in the report.
“However, existing climate mitigation efforts will not enable Ireland to achieve either its EU 2020 or 2030 targets domestically.
“The long-standing lack of implementation of substantive measures to put the country on a well-below-2°C pathway results in a very low rating for Ireland’s national policy performance.”
