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Cover Briefing Paper Durban

UN climate conferences Background Paper | 1. December 2011

An Insufficient Breakthrough

The expectations towards the UN climate summit in Durban were low. This briefing paper analyses and assesses key discussions and results of the climate summit in Durban and considers next steps.

Deckblatt: The Climate Change Performance Index 2012

UN climate conferences International climate co-operation Indices | 1. December 2011

The Climate Change Performance Index 2012

The Climate Change Performance Index is an instrument supposed to enhance transparency in international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria, the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of 58 countries that are, together, responsible for more than 90 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions.

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UN climate conferences International climate co-operation Indices | 1. November 2011

Global Climate Risk Index 2012

As in previous years, the Global Climate Risk Index 2012 analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent available data from 2010 as well as for the period 1991-2010 were taken into account.

Pressemitteilung

UN climate conferences Press Release | 06.12.2011

Climate Change Performance Index released at UN-climate summit

The new edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) was released by Germanwatch and CAN-Europe in Durban at the UN climate talks today. Again, none of the 58 highest-emitting countries has done enough to prevent dangerous climate change, leaving ranks one to three open. The next ranks went to three European countries, Sweden, UK and Germany. The countries ranked worst this year are Saudi Arabia, Iran and Kazakhstan. Overall, the ranking was influenced by the worldwide economic crisis. This resulted in higher growth of emissions in emerging economies compared to industrial countries.

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International climate co-operation Dealing with the impacts of climate change Press Release | 29.11.2011

Pakistan and Guatemala mostly hit by weather extremes in 2010

While the UN climate summit at Durban has started under the impression of severe local thunderstorms, the climate and development organization Germanwatch publishes its Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) for the seventh time. The index focuses on countries especially affected by weather extremes such as floodings and storms in 2010 and during the past twenty years. The Global Climate Risk Index is based on data collected in the worldwide renowned database at MunichRe.