ع

The 2019 Climate Performance Index (CPI) report, published by Non-Governmental Organizations Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International, ranked Morocco in 2nd position behind Sweden on a list of 56 countries assessed and the European Union thus ahead of several developed countries. 

Morocco has moved up one place to become the second-best performing country in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) for the year 2019, behind Sweden. Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute, and the Climate Action Network published the 2019 CCPI report Monday, December 10. Sweden scored the highest in the annual ranking with 76.28 points, followed by Morocco (70.48) and Lithuania (70.47). The survey showed that the UK, India, Norway, Portugal, and the European Union were also among the top countries and regions with a “high” ranking. 

In addition to Morocco, the North African countries included in the ranking were Algeria, which ranked 44th and scored low, and Egypt, which ranked 21st and rated medium.Morocco ranks “high” in all CCPI categories, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, renewable energy, energy use, and climate policy. 

The index, which evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of 56 countries and the EU, stated that Morocco’s renewable energy projects and goals resulted in a high rating in the climate change ranking. 

Morocco “has significantly increased the share of renewables over the past five years and has increased new renewable energy capacity,” wrote the survey. 

The survey noted that with the connection of Noor Solar Project, “the world’s largest solar plant and multiple new wind farms to the grid, the country is well on track for achieving its target of 42% installed renewable energy capacities by 2020 and 52% by 2030.”