Overview
- CCPI 2026, released at the Belém climate summit, evaluates 63 countries plus the EU across greenhouse-gas emissions, renewables, energy use, and climate policy.
- Denmark tops the list in fourth place on sustained renewable deployment, new offshore wind permits, and an agricultural CO2 tax, yet still misses a top-tier rating.
- Germany drops six places to 22, with authors citing a stronger push for gas power, a planned cut to air-ticket taxes, scaled-back building renovations, and contested EU car policy.
- The worst performers include major fossil-fuel economies, with Saudi Arabia and Iran at the bottom and the United States ranked 65 alongside Russia among low scorers.
- Report authors note incremental progress in more countries, but warn that global greenhouse-gas emissions have not begun to decline.