Annual Climate Change Index Analysis

Today, we -- an international team of over 60 scientists -- published the annual update of the Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) initiative. What is this initiative? And what does it say? At regular times, IPCC delivers the world’s most authoritative assessment of climate change. However, these assessments are not very frequent and the latest was published in 2021. With greenhouse gas emissions and global warming continuing to rise, trustworthy up-to-date information on climate change is more important than ever. The IGCC initiative fills this gap. A whole set of indicators is updated by IGCC. The figure shows an overview, but here are some highlights: - Record high levels of greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to build up in the atmosphere driven by record-high global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.  - This causes global warming caused by human activity to increase. Human-induced global warming reached a record 1.22°C over the past decade and 1.36°C in 2024. Uncertainty ranges around the 2024 value of 1.1-1.7°C already encompass the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C limit.  - This global warming caused by humans was the main contributor to 2024’s record temperatures and is advancing at 0.27 °C per decade – the highest rate since records began. - Finally, the more global warming we experience, the smaller the carbon budget that remains to limit warming to a specific warming limit. Importantly, the budget for keeping warming to 1.5°C with 50% chance has been reduced from 500 billion tons of CO2 starting from 2020 in the IPCC report, to 130 billion tons starting from 2025. That amounts to 3 years of current emissions. For all the details, see the open source publication online: https://lnkd.in/dBhc73aN

🌍 CCPI 2025 Report Released: Tracking Global Climate Action Progress The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025, developed by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and Climate Action Network, assesses the climate mitigation efforts of 63 countries and the EU, covering over 90% of global GHG emissions. 📊 The index evaluates countries across four key categories: GHG Emissions (40%) Renewable Energy (20%) Energy Use (20%) Climate Policy (20%) 🚨 Top 3 ranks remain unoccupied, indicating that no country is fully aligned with the 1.5°C Paris Agreement pathway. This is a strong call to action. 🌏 Country Highlights: ✅ India (Rank 10) Among the top-performing G20 nations. Rated High in GHG Emissions and Energy Use. Maintains low per capita emissions, but still needs a faster coal phase-out, enhanced rooftop solar, and sector-specific targets in NDCs. ✅ United Kingdom (Rank 6) Significant jump from 20th to 6th place. Closed its last coal-fired plant in 2024. New policies aim to double onshore and quadruple offshore wind by 2030. Needs to strengthen fossil fuel exit plans. ✅ Denmark (Rank 4) Highest-ranked globally. First country to introduce a tax on livestock emissions. Ambitious net-negative target by 2050. Strong global role in climate finance and loss & damage support. ❗ Countries Falling Behind: ⛽ Saudi Arabia, Iran, and UAE are at the bottom (Ranks 65–67), scoring very low in emissions, energy use, and climate policy. These nations remain highly fossil-fuel dependent and lack strong climate action frameworks. 🔍 Key Global Findings: 🚧 Implementation Gap: 42 out of 64 countries are not on track to meet Paris-aligned emission pathways. 🧭 Ambition Gap: Only 19 countries have adequate 2030 emission targets. 📅 Next Deadline: All countries must submit enhanced NDCs by February 2025, incorporating COP28’s Global Stocktake outcomes. ✅ What's Needed Now: Set ambitious 2030 and 2035 targets aligned with 1.5°C. Phase out fossil fuel subsidies and coal dependency. Triple global renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030. Ensure actionable NDCs with clear implementation frameworks. 📢 Climate leadership is about more than targets — it’s about action. Let this report be a guide, not a warning. 📘 Full Report: www.ccpi.org #ClimateAction #GHGEmissions #RenewableEnergy #NetZero #SustainabilityLeadership #ParisAgreement #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition #JustTransition #IndiaClimate #CCPI2025 #NDCs #GlobalStocktake

🔊The launch of latest version of 2025 CCPI - Climate Change Performance Index, co-authored by Germanwatch e.V., NewClimate Institute, and Climate Action Network International. 💡It assesses and compare the #climate performance of 63 countries & EU, which together account for over 90% of global GHG emissions, across four categories: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (40%), #RenewableEnergy (20%), #EnergyUse (20%) and #ClimatePolicy (20%). 🎙️𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ➡️  1️⃣𝗡𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 in all categories to achieve an overall very high rating, so top 3-ranks are still vacant – no country is 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝟭.𝟱°𝗖. 2️⃣𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 remains the 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 but falls short of an overall very high rating. 3️⃣𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 in almost every high-emitting country. However, too many countries are still clinging to prolonging the fossil fuels business model, especially for natural gas. 4️⃣While 61 of 64 countries have increased the share of renewables in their energy mix, emission trends in 29 countries are still rated low or very low. 5️⃣G20-performance ⏭️ 🔴𝗨.𝗞. (6th) & 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 (10th) are 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗚𝟮𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 ‘𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀’ in CCPI 2025. Fourteen G20 countries receive a low or very low. The G20 is particularly responsible for climate mitigation, as its members account for over 75% of world’s GHG emissions. 🟠U.K. jumps up to 6, due to coal phase-out & government’s pledge against new licences for fossil fuel projects. 🟡𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 (63rd), 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 (64th), & 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗮 (66th) remain in 𝗚𝟮𝟬’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, with an overall very low rating. 6️⃣EU performance ⏭️ 🟢The 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁, to 17th & has an overall medium ranking. 🔵Sixteen EU countries are among high & medium performers, with 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 (4th) & 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 (5th) leading the overall ranking. Poland improves to 47th owing to an improved Climate Policy performance. Finland, however, plunges 11 spots to 37th, mainly due to its poorer showing in Climate Policy. 🟣Unlike in previous editions, 𝗻𝗼 𝗘𝗨 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 (𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁). Bulgaria, at 50th, is worst performing EU country. 7️⃣𝗔𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 (59th), shows how a change of government can cause a step change in the wrong direction 8️⃣The 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 are Iran (67th), Saudi Arabia (66th), UAE (65th) & Russia (64th). 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀. 🔗 https://ccpi.org/ 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 & 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 💙 👋 ! #ParisAgreement #ClimateAction #FossilFuels #NaturalGas #Renewables #GHGEmissions #GreenhouseGases #ClimateChange #ClimateAnalytica

Earth crossed 1.5°C warming in 2024, but climate targets remain within reach for the next decade. This matters because tracking progress toward the Paris Agreement goals requires precision and clarity. With climate negotiations, standardized metrics help policymakers and courts hold governments accountable for climate commitments. New benchmark data shows annual temperatures hit 1.62°C [1.55-1.69°C] above pre-industrial levels in 2024. However, the 20-year average used for official threshold tracking remains at 1.39°C [1.29-1.49°C], crossing 1.5°C around 2028 [2025-2032]. Researchers propose a four-tier classification system defining "well-below-2°C" as under 1.7°C, based on IPCC carbon budget analysis. Their refined scaling factor shows that atmospheric warming exceeds surface warming by 6%. This traceable framework could standardize climate litigation and policy decisions. The next step is the IPCC adoption for the second global stocktake process, providing courts and governments a clear compliance roadmap. By Gottfried Kirchengast and Moritz Pichler from the University of Graz

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 , 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 Every year, we talk about climate risk as something future-facing. What the Climate Risk Index 2026, produced by German Watch, makes painfully clear is that climate risk is already material, uneven, and deeply unjust. 🍃 🫣 This document doesn’t deal in scenarios or projections. It looks at what has already happened, the human and economic impacts of extreme weather over the past year and the past three decades. Heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts and wildfires are no longer “exceptional events”. They are becoming the new normal. What stands out most is not just the scale of losses, but who bears them. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅: Climate impacts are not distributed evenly. Countries that have contributed the least to global emissions are often the ones suffering the most severe consequences with fewer resources to recover, adapt, or prepare for the next shock. 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲: ➡️ Extreme weather is intensifying and compounding, heat, floods, storms and drought increasingly interact rather than occur in isolation. ➡️The Global South remains disproportionately affected, both in human lives and relative economic losses. ➡️Climate change is no longer a background risk; attribution science shows it is actively amplifying today’s disasters. ➡️Preparedness and early warning systems save lives but gaps in data and capacity still leave many exposed. ➡️Loss and damage is no longer theoretical; it is already a lived reality for millions. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Policymakers, investors, insurers, ESG and risk professionals, development institutions, and corporate leaders. For ESG practitioners, this index reinforces why climate risk, social vulnerability, and governance capacity cannot be separated. For decision-makers, it’s a reminder that resilience, adaptation, and finance are as critical as mitigation. Climate risk is not a future scenario to plan for it is a present condition to respond to. How we act now will determine whether today’s “new normal” becomes tomorrow’s permanent crisis. #planetaryhealth #planetaryboundaries #sustainability #ClimateAction #carbonfootprint #NetZero #ClimateEmergency #SDG #ESG #GHG #netzero

🌡️ Temperature Condition Index (TCI) Analysis Using MODIS LST (2000–2024) Thermal Stress & Drought Condition Assessment over Western Maharashtra Source Code =https://lnkd.in/dsTRcsxw 🚀 THE APPROACH This study applies a satellite-based thermal drought monitoring framework using MODIS Land Surface Temperature (LST) to quantify surface heat stress across Western Maharashtra. 🛰️ MODIS 8-day LST composites were processed 🌡️ LST values converted from Kelvin to Celsius 📅 Long-term analysis conducted for 2000–2014 🗺️ District-scale spatial assessment The workflow focuses on deriving the Temperature Condition Index (TCI) as an indicator of relative thermal stress and drought severity. ⏱️ TEMPORAL ANALYSIS 📆 8-day MODIS LST time-series used 📈 Per-image LST values aggregated over the AOI 📊 Min–max LST computed for the entire study period 📉 Smoothed TCI time-series generated to capture long-term thermal trends This temporal framework enables detection of inter-annual and seasonal heat stress variability. 🔍 KEY INSIGHTS 🔥 Areas with high LST correspond to low TCI values, indicating thermal stress 📉 Persistent low TCI zones highlight chronic drought-prone regions 📊 TCI effectively normalizes temperature variability across years 🌍 Long-term trends reveal increasing thermal pressure during dry periods 🌾 WHY THIS ANALYSIS MATTERS The Temperature Condition Index is critical for: ✅ Drought and heat-stress monitoring ✅ Agricultural vulnerability assessment ✅ Crop condition and yield risk analysis ✅ Climate change impact studies ✅ Regional planning in semi-arid landscapes TCI provides a robust, normalized indicator that complements rainfall-based drought indices. 🧰 TECH STACK 🖥️ Google Earth Engine (JavaScript API) 🛰️ MODIS MOD11A2 (8-day LST, 1 km) 📊 Time-series analysis & visualization 🗺️ UI legend panels & charting tools 📤 OUTPUTS GENERATED 🗺️ Mean TCI spatial map (Low–Medium–High classes) 📈 TCI time-series chart (2000–2014) 📂 Exported GeoTIFF for GIS integration 📌 Visual legend for drought severity interpretation 🏁 CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that MODIS-derived TCI is a powerful indicator of thermal drought stress, enabling long-term, spatially consistent monitoring of surface temperature anomalies. The approach is scalable, data-efficient, and well-suited for regional drought assessment and climate resilience planning.

Today we're launching PwC's latest Net Zero Economy Index, which reveals that the world decarbonised by only 1.02% in 2023. That means that a year-on-year decarbonisation rate of 20.4% is now required to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Even limiting warming to 2°C – the lowest end of the Paris Agreement’s ambition – requires a step change in progress with an annual decarbonisation rate of 6.9%. If we don't take bold action, we risk exceeding 1.5°C of warming and the greater the overshoot, the more severe the impact. Despite these warnings, the gap between goals and actions is growing. To achieve the necessary changes, we must expand the use of renewable energy, manage energy demand better, and increase financial and technical support for a fair transition. Explore the report findings on the PwC website: https://pwc.to/4gyggDR   And a big thank you to the great team behind this year's Index James King Ferdinand Agu Jr. Christina Hadjichristou Ruying Wang Sophie Perrett

COP 29: India Remains Among the Top Performers in the Climate Change Performance IndexIndia ranks 10th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025), despite dropping two spots. This ranking is largely attributed to its low per capita emissions and significant growth in renewable energy. The CCPI 2025 report, released at the annual UN climate conference, leaves the top three positions unfilled. Denmark occupies the fourth place, followed by the Netherlands, while the two largest emitters, China and the US, rank very low at 55th and 57th, respectively. Published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, and Climate Action Network International, the CCPI tracks the progress of the world's largest emitters in terms of emissions, renewable energy efforts, and climate policy. The 63 countries assessed in the CCPI, along with the European Union, are responsible for 90 percent of global emissions. India's per capita emissions are reported at 2.9 tons of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e), significantly lower than the global average of 6.6 tCO2e. As the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter and the fastest-growing major economy in the world, India has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 and aims to reach 500 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030, according to Indian official data. CCPI experts note that India has made considerable progress in renewable energy policy over the past year, particularly with large-scale solar power projects and the launch of the Rooftop Solar Scheme. The report highlights that India has also introduced energy efficiency standards and advanced in electric vehicle deployment, especially concerning two-wheelers. The report leaves the top three spots vacant as no country has performed well enough across all index categories to receive a very high overall rating. Argentina ranks 59th and has faced significant setbacks after withdrawing from COP29 and possibly pulling out of the Paris Agreement of 2015. Its newly elected president denies the existence of human-made climate change, contrary to scientific consensus. Denmark ranks at the top (technically fourth place), followed by the Netherlands and the UK. The UK, noted as this year's biggest climber, has benefitted from phasing out coal and the government's commitment to halt new licenses for fossil fuel projects, according to the report. China, the world's largest emitter, ranks 55th, a significant drop. Despite promising plans and measures, the largest economy in Asia remains heavily dependent on coal and lacks adequate climate targets. The US, the second-largest emitter, is positioned in 57th place among the very low performers. The four lowest-ranked countries in the CCPI are Iran (67th), Saudi Arabia (66th), the United Arab Emirates (65th), and Russia (64th), all of which are among the world's largest oil and gas producers. hashtag #carbonmarket #climatechange #esg #ghg #netcarbonzero #earthood #EarthoodiesAtCOP29

✋ Germanwatch e.V. released the Climate Risk Index (CRI) report. 👉 It analyses how climate-related extreme weather events affect countries and, in doing so, measures realised risks’ consequences for countries. 👉The backward-looking index ranks countries according to economic and human effects on them (fatalities and affected, injured, and homeless people), with the most affected country ranked first.  ✋ Highlights 1. CRI ranking indicates that, in 1993–2022, Dominica, China, and Honduras were the countries most affected by extreme weather events’ impacts. II. The ranking shows Pakistan, Belize, and Italy as the most affected by extreme weather events’ impacts in 2022. III. From 1993 to 2022, 765,000+ people died worldwide and direct losses of nearly USD 4.2 trillion (inflation-adjusted) directly resulted from 9,400+ extreme weather events. IV. From 1993 to 2022, storms (35%), heat waves (30%), and floods (27%) caused the most fatalities. Storms caused, by far, the most significant economic losses (56% or USD 2.33 trillion inflation-adjusted), followed by floods (32% or USD 1.33 trillion). V. Two groups: (1) Countries most affected by highly unusual extreme events (e.g. Dominica, Honduras, Myanmar, Vanuatu) and (2) countries affected by recurring extreme events (e.g. China, India, the Philippines). Climate change increases the risk for both categories and contributes to transforming uncommonly extreme events into continual threats VI. The CRI shows that all countries are affected. Seven of the 10 most affected countries in 2022 belonged to the high-income country group. Over the long term, the ranking shows that extreme weather events’ impacts particularly affect Global South countries. With five countries, the lower middle-income group is the largest country group among the 10 most affected countries, including three Small Island Developing States/Least Developed Countries, where coping capacities are significantly lower. IX. Measures to address loss and damage must be filled as soon as possible. This situation is even more worrying given the extensive gaps in adaptation finance compared with the needs and commitments (even if progress was made). X. It is in the interest of high-income and highly emitting countries to ramp up mitigation action and keep impacts at a manageable scale. ✋ Summary report attached.