No country is doing its share to limit global warming to below two degrees Celsius this century, according to the publishers of the Climate Change Performance Index 2012.
Presenting their report on the sidelines of climate talks in South Africa, the environmental organizations Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe) said the top three slots of this year's index were left blank to demonstrate a lack of leadership.
Sweden, the United Kingdom and Germany ranked four, five and six, to displace last year's leader Brazil for taking actions to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Iran ranked worst.
For more: Sweden, UK and Germany rank most active on climate | Climate Change | Deutsche Welle | 06.12.2011
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