Portugal remains one of the countries with better environmental policies, among the 58 most industrialized nations of the world, according to the 10th assessment of "climate change performance index" (CCPI), an index that analyzes the behavior of nations over 90% of carbon dioxide emissions associated with energy production.
According to the environmental organization Quercus, who helped gather data on Portugal in the 10th year of the ACCPI, our country still retains the same position relative to last year because improved in several indicators, especially as regards the level of emissions, but worsened in emissions associated with residential, buildings and the production of electricity and renewable energy.
The German Watch, one of the organizations responsible for the study, explains that Portugal was ranked in 7th place, which corresponds to a 'Good', because once again the first three places were not attributed to any nation, and so we occupy, symbolically, the 4th position, behind Denmark, Sweden and the UK, which respectively correspond to the first, second and third place on the list. The neighbor Spain, on the other hand, continues in a downward tendency according to this new edition of the index. Fell even further in the rankings this year in all eight positions. Negative results that the scientists responsible for the content attribute to the retroactive political measures that have ruined the dynamics of the renewable energy sector and as a result, there was a sharp drop of 37 places in this category. Moreover, it is a country that opposes progressive measures at international level.
The CCPI 2015, as in previous years studies, the authors point out that "although there is a sign of general reduction in CO2 emissions, which gives hope for a carbon dioxide-free future, no country has the necessary performance for reach the 'very good' level of index ".
