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    Climate Change Mitigation

    Encompasses critical actions designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming, thereby preventing the most severe impacts of climate change. This involves a strategic pivot towards renewable energy sources—solar, wind, and hydro power—and enhancing energy efficiency in industries, buildings, and transportation. Furthermore, it includes implementing robust carbon pricing mechanisms and promoting sustainable land use practices to maintain and expand vital carbon sinks, such as forests and wetlands.

    To fortify these efforts, significant investment is directed towards developing resilient infrastructures and technologies capable of withstanding the rigors of a changing climate while also fostering sustainable economic growth. This includes advancing carbon capture and storage technologies, reforestation projects, and other innovative methods that actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Effective mitigation is not just a series of isolated actions but requires a cohesive, globally coordinated effort, underpinned by comprehensive policy integration and international collaboration, to meet the ambitious targets set by global frameworks like the Paris Agreement.

    The higher the score, the better the country ranks for this parameter.

    The table is sorted from the highest score to the lowest:

    Rank Country Score Change
    1
    Estonia    		 83 N/A
    2
    Finland    		 72 N/A
    3
    Greece    		 71 N/A
    4
    United Kingdom    		 68 N/A
    5
    Denmark    		 67 N/A
    6
    East Timor    		 65 N/A
    7
    Germany    		 65 N/A
    8
    Malta    		 64 N/A
    9
    Sweden    		 63 N/A
    10
    Luxembourg    		 62 N/A
    11
    France    		 61 N/A
    12
    Netherlands    		 61 N/A
    13
    Belgium    		 60 N/A
    13
    Japan    		 60 N/A
    15
    Albania    		 59 N/A
    15
    Switzerland    		 59 N/A
    17
    Slovenia    		 58 N/A
    18
    Barbados    		 57 N/A
    19
    Spain    		 57 N/A
    20
    Croatia    		 56 N/A
    21
    Cuba    		 56 N/A
    22
    Portugal    		 55 N/A
    23
    Austria    		 54 N/A
    24
    Dominica    		 54 N/A
    25
    Jamaica    		 54 N/A
    26
    Poland    		 54 N/A
    27
    Ukraine    		 54 N/A
    28
    Vanuatu    		 54 N/A
    28
    Zimbabwe    		 54 N/A
    30
    Eswatini    		 53 N/A
    31
    Gabon    		 53 N/A
    32 Italy 53 N/A
    32
    Norway    		 53 N/A
    34
    Solomon Islands    		 53 N/A
    35
    Czech republic    		 52 N/A
    35
    Latvia    		 52 N/A
    37
    Lithuania    		 52 N/A
    38
    Fiji    		 51 N/A
    38
    Ireland    		 51 N/A
    40
    North Macedonia    		 51 N/A
    40
    Samoa    		 51 N/A
    42
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines    		 50 N/A
    43
    United States    		 50 N/A
    44
    Angola    		 49 N/A
    45
    Ecuador    		 49 N/A
    46
    Hungary    		 49 N/A
    47
    Romania    		 49 N/A
    48
    Slovakia    		 49 N/A
    49
    Bahamas    		 48 N/A
    50
    Canada    		 48 N/A
    50
    Djibouti    		 48 N/A
    52
    Haiti    		 48 N/A
    53
    Iceland    		 48 N/A
    54
    New Zealand    		 48 N/A
    55
    Saint Lucia    		 48 N/A
    55
    South Africa    		 48 N/A
    57
    Taiwan    		 48 N/A
    58
    Australia    		 47 N/A
    59
    Sierra Leone    		 47 N/A
    60
    South Korea    		 47 N/A
    61
    Antigua and Barbuda    		 46 N/A
    61
    Bosnia and Herz.    		 46 N/A
    61
    Brazil    		 46 N/A
    64
    Bulgaria    		 46 N/A
    65
    Costa Rica    		 46 N/A
    65
    El Salvador    		 46 N/A
    67
    Equatorial Guinea    		 46 N/A
    68
    Georgia    		 46 N/A
    69
    Mauritius    		 46 N/A
    70
    Mexico    		 46 N/A
    70
    Thailand    		 46 N/A
    72
    Belarus    		 45 N/A
    72
    Jordan    		 45 N/A
    74
    Kyrgyztan    		 45 N/A
    75
    Moldova    		 45 N/A
    76
    Micronesia    		 44 N/A
    77
    Nigeria    		 44 N/A
    78
    Serbia    		 44 N/A
    79
    Sri Lanka    		 44 N/A
    79
    Suriname    		 44 N/A
    81
    Venezuela    		 44 N/A
    82
    Armenia    		 43 N/A
    83
    Cape Verde    		 43 N/A
    84
    Cyprus    		 43 N/A
    85
    Israel    		 43 N/A
    86
    Montenegro    		 43 N/A
    87
    Chile    		 42 N/A
    88
    Colombia    		 42 N/A
    89
    Guinea-Bissau    		 42 N/A
    90
    Kazakhstan    		 42 N/A
    91
    Lesotho    		 42 N/A
    92
    Panama    		 42 N/A
    93
    Argentina    		 41 N/A
    93
    Bolivia    		 41 N/A
    93
    Honduras    		 41 N/A
    96
    Ivory Coast    		 41 N/A
    96
    Kiribati    		 41 N/A
    98
    Marshall Islands    		 41 N/A
    99
    Peru    		 41 N/A
    99
    Singapore    		 41 N/A
    101
    Tunisia    		 41 N/A
    102
    Uruguay    		 41 N/A
    103
    Afghanistan    		 40 N/A
    104
    DR Congo    		 40 N/A
    105
    Egypt    		 40 N/A
    106
    Malaysia    		 40 N/A
    107
    China    		 40 N/A
    108
    Cameroon    		 39 N/A
    108
    Sao Tome and Principe    		 39 N/A
    110
    Zambia    		 39 N/A
    111
    Eritrea    		 38 N/A
    112
    Lebanon    		 38 N/A
    113
    Liberia    		 38 N/A
    114
    Nicaragua    		 38 N/A
    115
    Papua New Guinea    		 38 N/A
    116
    Uzbekistan    		 38 N/A
    117
    Dominican Republic    		 37 N/A
    118
    Gambia    		 37 N/A
    119
    Grenada    		 37 N/A
    120
    Russia    		 37 N/A
    121
    Turkey    		 37 N/A
    122
    Algeria    		 36 N/A
    122
    Belize    		 36 N/A
    124
    Madagascar    		 36 N/A
    124
    Mozambique    		 36 N/A
    126
    Myanmar    		 36 N/A
    127
    Sudan    		 36 N/A
    127
    Trinidad and Tobago    		 36 N/A
    129
    Uganda    		 36 N/A
    129
    United Arab Emirates    		 36 N/A
    131
    Azerbaijan    		 35 N/A
    132
    Bhutan    		 35 N/A
    133
    India    		 35 N/A
    134
    Iran    		 35 N/A
    135
    Morocco    		 35 N/A
    136
    Bangladesh    		 33 N/A
    137
    Oman    		 33 N/A
    138
    Saudi Arabia    		 33 N/A
    139
    Tanzania    		 33 N/A
    139
    Tonga    		 33 N/A
    141
    Indonesia    		 32 N/A
    142
    Paraguay    		 32 N/A
    143
    Philippines    		 32 N/A
    144
    Rwanda    		 32 N/A
    145
    Senegal    		 32 N/A
    146
    Central Af. Rep.    		 31 N/A
    147
    Guatemala    		 31 N/A
    147
    Guyana    		 31 N/A
    149
    Namibia    		 30 N/A
    150
    Pakistan    		 30 N/A
    151
    Turkmenistan    		 30 N/A
    152
    Brunei    		 29 N/A
    153
    Congo    		 29 N/A
    154
    Ethiopia    		 29 N/A
    155
    Togo    		 29 N/A
    156
    Bahrain    		 28 N/A
    157
    Maldives    		 28 N/A
    157
    Qatar    		 28 N/A
    159
    Burundi    		 27 N/A
    160
    Kenya    		 27 N/A
    161
    Seychelles    		 27 N/A
    162
    Nepal    		 26 N/A
    163
    Botswana    		 25 N/A
    164
    Burkina Faso    		 25 N/A
    165
    Comoros    		 25 N/A
    165
    Ghana    		 25 N/A
    167
    Iraq    		 25 N/A
    168
    Kuwait    		 25 N/A
    169
    Mauritania    		 25 N/A
    170
    Benin    		 23 N/A
    171
    Guinea    		 22 N/A
    172
    Chad    		 21 N/A
    173
    Niger    		 19 N/A
    174
    Tajikistan    		 19 N/A
    175
    Vietnam    		 18 N/A
    176
    Malawi    		 18 N/A
    177
    Mongolia    		 18 N/A
    178
    Cambodia    		 17 N/A
    179
    Mali    		 17 N/A
    180
    Laos    		 10 N/A

    Source and Calculation

    Latest values of Yale’s Environmental Performance Index are sourced from the Yale. A maximum score is awarded to a country that has scored 100 on its EPI score in the climate change mitigation category.

    *Different sources offer varying data, as datasets may be subject to changes due to recent updates and revisions.