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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 None
    2
    Finland    		 72 None
    3
    Greece    		 71 None
    4
    United Kingdom    		 68 None
    5
    Denmark    		 67 None
    6
    East Timor    		 65 None
    7
    Germany    		 65 None
    8
    Malta    		 64 None
    9
    Sweden    		 63 None
    10
    Luxembourg    		 62 None
    11
    France    		 61 None
    12
    Netherlands    		 61 None
    13
    Belgium    		 60 None
    13
    Japan    		 60 None
    15
    Albania    		 59 None
    15
    Switzerland    		 59 None
    17
    Slovenia    		 58 None
    18
    Barbados    		 57 None
    19
    Spain    		 57 None
    20
    Croatia    		 56 None
    21
    Cuba    		 56 None
    22
    Portugal    		 55 None
    23
    Austria    		 54 None
    24
    Dominica    		 54 None
    25
    Jamaica    		 54 None
    26
    Poland    		 54 None
    27
    Ukraine    		 54 None
    28
    Vanuatu    		 54 None
    28
    Zimbabwe    		 54 None
    30
    Eswatini    		 53 None
    31
    Gabon    		 53 None
    32 Italy 53 None
    32
    Norway    		 53 None
    34
    Solomon Islands    		 53 None
    35
    Czech republic    		 52 None
    35
    Latvia    		 52 None
    37
    Lithuania    		 52 None
    38
    Fiji    		 51 None
    38
    Ireland    		 51 None
    40
    North Macedonia    		 51 None
    40
    Samoa    		 51 None
    42
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines    		 50 None
    43
    United States    		 50 None
    44
    Angola    		 49 None
    45
    Ecuador    		 49 None
    46
    Hungary    		 49 None
    47
    Romania    		 49 None
    48
    Slovakia    		 49 None
    49
    Bahamas    		 48 None
    50
    Canada    		 48 None
    50
    Djibouti    		 48 None
    52
    Haiti    		 48 None
    53
    Iceland    		 48 None
    54
    New Zealand    		 48 None
    55
    Saint Lucia    		 48 None
    55
    South Africa    		 48 None
    57
    Taiwan    		 48 None
    58
    Australia    		 47 None
    59
    Sierra Leone    		 47 None
    60
    South Korea    		 47 None
    61
    Antigua and Barbuda    		 46 None
    61
    Bosnia and Herz.    		 46 None
    61
    Brazil    		 46 None
    64
    Bulgaria    		 46 None
    65
    Costa Rica    		 46 None
    65
    El Salvador    		 46 None
    67
    Equatorial Guinea    		 46 None
    68
    Georgia    		 46 None
    69
    Mauritius    		 46 None
    70
    Mexico    		 46 None
    70
    Thailand    		 46 None
    72
    Belarus    		 45 None
    72
    Jordan    		 45 None
    74
    Kyrgyztan    		 45 None
    75
    Moldova    		 45 None
    76
    Micronesia    		 44 None
    77
    Nigeria    		 44 None
    78
    Serbia    		 44 None
    79
    Sri Lanka    		 44 None
    79
    Suriname    		 44 None
    81
    Venezuela    		 44 None
    82
    Armenia    		 43 None
    83
    Cape Verde    		 43 None
    84
    Cyprus    		 43 None
    85
    Israel    		 43 None
    86
    Montenegro    		 43 None
    87
    Chile    		 42 None
    88
    Colombia    		 42 None
    89
    Guinea-Bissau    		 42 None
    90
    Kazakhstan    		 42 None
    91
    Lesotho    		 42 None
    92
    Panama    		 42 None
    93
    Argentina    		 41 None
    93
    Bolivia    		 41 None
    93
    Honduras    		 41 None
    96
    Ivory Coast    		 41 None
    96
    Kiribati    		 41 None
    98
    Marshall Islands    		 41 None
    99
    Peru    		 41 None
    99
    Singapore    		 41 None
    101
    Tunisia    		 41 None
    102
    Uruguay    		 41 None
    103
    Afghanistan    		 40 None
    104
    DR Congo    		 40 None
    105
    Egypt    		 40 None
    106
    Malaysia    		 40 None
    107
    China    		 40 None
    108
    Cameroon    		 39 None
    108
    Sao Tome and Principe    		 39 None
    110
    Zambia    		 39 None
    111
    Eritrea    		 38 None
    112
    Lebanon    		 38 None
    113
    Liberia    		 38 None
    114
    Nicaragua    		 38 None
    115
    Papua New Guinea    		 38 None
    116
    Uzbekistan    		 38 None
    117
    Dominican Republic    		 37 None
    118
    Gambia    		 37 None
    119
    Grenada    		 37 None
    120
    Russia    		 37 None
    121
    Turkey    		 37 None
    122
    Algeria    		 36 None
    122
    Belize    		 36 None
    124
    Madagascar    		 36 None
    124
    Mozambique    		 36 None
    126
    Myanmar    		 36 None
    127
    Sudan    		 36 None
    127
    Trinidad and Tobago    		 36 None
    129
    Uganda    		 36 None
    129
    United Arab Emirates    		 36 None
    131
    Azerbaijan    		 35 None
    132
    Bhutan    		 35 None
    133
    India    		 35 None
    134
    Iran    		 35 None
    135
    Morocco    		 35 None
    136
    Bangladesh    		 33 None
    137
    Oman    		 33 None
    138
    Saudi Arabia    		 33 None
    139
    Tanzania    		 33 None
    139
    Tonga    		 33 None
    141
    Indonesia    		 32 None
    142
    Paraguay    		 32 None
    143
    Philippines    		 32 None
    144
    Rwanda    		 32 None
    145
    Senegal    		 32 None
    146
    Central Af. Rep.    		 31 None
    147
    Guatemala    		 31 None
    147
    Guyana    		 31 None
    149
    Namibia    		 30 None
    150
    Pakistan    		 30 None
    151
    Turkmenistan    		 30 None
    152
    Brunei    		 29 None
    153
    Congo    		 29 None
    154
    Ethiopia    		 29 None
    155
    Togo    		 29 None
    156
    Bahrain    		 28 None
    157
    Maldives    		 28 None
    157
    Qatar    		 28 None
    159
    Burundi    		 27 None
    160
    Kenya    		 27 None
    161
    Seychelles    		 27 None
    162
    Nepal    		 26 None
    163
    Botswana    		 25 None
    164
    Burkina Faso    		 25 None
    165
    Comoros    		 25 None
    165
    Ghana    		 25 None
    167
    Iraq    		 25 None
    168
    Kuwait    		 25 None
    169
    Mauritania    		 25 None
    170
    Benin    		 23 None
    171
    Guinea    		 22 None
    172
    Chad    		 21 None
    173
    Niger    		 19 None
    174
    Tajikistan    		 19 None
    175
    Vietnam    		 18 None
    176
    Malawi    		 18 None
    177
    Mongolia    		 18 None
    178
    Cambodia    		 17 None
    179
    Mali    		 17 None
    180
    Laos    		 10 None

    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.