Overview
- The Climate Change Performance Index 2027, released Wednesday at COP31 in Antalya, ranked India 28th with a net score of 60.85, down five places from last year and 18 places since 2024.
- CCPI gave India a medium rating for greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and climate policy and a high rating for renewable energy trends while scoring countries across GHG emissions, energy use, climate policy and renewable energy.
- The report cites operational gaps that block clean generation from matching installed capacity and quotes an Ember estimate that India curtailed 2.3 terawatt-hours of solar between late May and December 2025 to protect grid security.
- The federal environment ministry disputed the index, saying India met an NDC target early and has expanded renewables, while independent experts call for faster investment in transmission, storage and demand flexibility to turn capacity into generation.
- Short-term policy moves such as emissions-intensity targets for 490 firms under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme and urban rail expansion are underway, but the CCPI warns that without clearer transition roadmaps and grid upgrades India’s rising energy use and coal dependence could slow progress and affect energy costs and air quality for people.