Germanwatch
Formation1991 (33 years ago) (1991)
Typenon-profit, non-governmental organization
Location
Websitegermanwatch.org/en

Germanwatch e.V. is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Bonn, Germany. It seeks to influence public policy on trade, the environment, and relations between countries in the industrialized north and underdeveloped south. The organization collates a variety of economic and social data to formulate position papers, often in partnership with other NGOs.[2] Particular areas of interest include trade in food and agricultural policy, climate change, and corporate accountability.

Germanwatch was founded 1991 by Christoph Bals.[3]

Climate Change Performance Index

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an annual publication by Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute, and Climate Action Network International.[4][5] It evaluates the climate protection performance of 63 countries and the EU, which are together responsible for over 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions.[6][7][8]

Since the CCPI 2018, the CCPI takes into account greenhouse gas emissions (40%), renewable energy (20%), energy use (20%), and climate policy (20%).[9][10] The climate policy evaluation is unique for the CCPI and consults around 400 experts regarding national and international climate policy performance.[11]

In the most recent CCPI 2019, no country has performed well enough to reach one of the top three places.[8] The fourth rank is occupied by Sweden.[12]

Global Climate Risk Index

Germanwatch also publishes the Global Climate Risk Index.[13] The annually published Global Climate Risk Index analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events.[14] The index takes into account lives lost and financial costs incurred due to such events.[15] Slow onset climate risks like rising sea levels and melting glaciers, which occur incrementally and over a long period are not factored in by the index.[16]

Events

On 9 November 2016, Lutz Weischer of Germanwatch told Deutsche Welle, following the election of Donald Trump as US president, that "Germany's climate and energy policy stances are highly influential globally, and now must be strengthened".[17]

References

  1. ^ "India seventh on index of countries impacted by climate change in 2019". The Indian Express. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Unser Leitbild | Germanwatch e.V." www.germanwatch.org (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  3. ^ https://background.tagesspiegel.de/sustainable-finance/christoph-bals
  4. ^ Hellman, Rachel. "U.S. Lags in Latest Climate Protection Rankings". Retrieved 7 September 2022. Developed by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network, the CCPI is an independent monitoring tool for tracking countries' climate protection performance.
  5. ^ Martin, Sarah (11 December 2019). "Australia ranked worst of 57 countries on climate change policy". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Egypt advances 20 places in Climate Policy category at Climate Change Performance Index 2022". Egypt Independent. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ^ Doyle, Michael (9 November 2021). "Australia's climate policy dead last in latest Climate Change Performance Index". ABC News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-08.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Qayyah, Moynihan; Chisato, Goya. "These are the 17 countries that have done the most to limit global warming since 2017". Business Insider. Retrieved 4 September 2022. The total scores took into account respective countries' efforts in terms of greenhouse gas emissions (40% of the final score), renewable energy (20%), energy consumption (20%) and climate policies implemented (20%).
  10. ^ "Methodology". Climate Change Performance Index. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  11. ^ "About". Climate Change Performance Index. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  12. ^ "Climate Change Performance Index". Climate Change Performance Index. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  13. ^ "Pakistan over-punished for climate change: Joudat Ayaz". Latest News - The Nation. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Global Climate Risk Index". germanwatch.org. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  15. ^ Footer, Mark (24 October 2021). "COP26: how climate crisis affects tourism – Asian destinations at risk". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Haiti Tops Index of Nations Worst-hit by Extreme Weather in 2016". VOA. Retrieved 7 September 2022. The index does not take into account slow-onset climate risks such as rising sea levels or melting glaciers.
  17. ^ Zimmermann, Nils (9 November 2016). "Strong German climate policy needed in wake of Trump victory". Deutsche Welle. Bonn and Berlin, Germany. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

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