China and US are the biggest polluters in the world, with India ranking third, according to the 2015 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) report. The CCPI, put out by German Watch and the Climate Action Network, however offers some consolation ? India has climbed five spots and is ranked 31st in the CCPI table. ?India climbs five places and continues to profit from the very low level of per capita emissions, but overall CO2 emissions have risen constantly over the past five years to about 40 per cent. At the G20 summit, India?s president announced a new programme promoting renewables. At the same time, the coal sector is experiencing immense growth,? said the report. Rating countries according to their efforts to combat climate change, the report categorises India as ?moderate?, while China was rated as ?poor? and Saudi Arabia, Iran, Australia and Canada were rated as ?very poor?. The most highly rated countries included Denmark, Sweden and the UK.

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