Climate Change Performance Index 2023: India ranked 8th in the list
Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and the Climate Action Network (CAN) International, three environmental non-governmental groups, released the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023.
India rose two spots to rank eighth out of 63 countries in the Climate Change Performance Index 2023 (CCPI). In the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use categories, the country was rated “high”. In the Climate Policy and Renewable Energy categories, it earned a “medium” rating.
In the overall standings, no country ranked first, second or third on the index. Denmark, with a score of 79.61, ranked fourth, followed by Sweden with 73.28 points. India scored 67.35 points.
India’s ranking in categories: In GHGs, it ranked 9 , Renewable Energy (24 ), and Energy Use (9 ), and on Climate Policy (8 ).
It should be noted that India ranked at top in the grouping of top 10 emitters. It is followed by Germany and Japan at 2 and 3 positions of this grouping.
The worst performers in the overall ranking are Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. They are particularly weak in renewables and heavily reliant on oil.
Saudi Arabia is the country with the highest per capita GHG emissions among the G20 nations.
###India`s first elephant death audit framework introduced by Tamil Nadu
The Forest Department of Tamil Nadu has established an elephant death audit framework to establish a more thorough and open procedure for recording and overseeing elephant fatalities in the State.
Presently, identifying the cause of mortality in the field remains critical for many questions related to population and conservation of elephants. The framework will improve transparency, assist all stakeholders in assessing the results and ultimately facilitate standardisation and more credible comparisons of cause of mortality.
The broad objectives of Elephant Death Audit Framework (EDAF), the first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, are threefold, said SupriyaSahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forests.
According to media reports, out of the 131 elephant deaths recorded in Tamil Nadu`s forest divisions between January 1, 2021 and March 15, 2022, only 13 were human-induced. Out of the rest, 118 were due to natural causes; six because of electrocution; four due to train hits; one due to road accident and two because of retaliatory kills.
###Tamil Nadu: Anamalai Tiger Reserve launched `jumbo trails` in Coimbatore
The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in Tamil Nadu has introduced "jumbo paths" in Coimbatore as part of a programme to inform tourists about elephants, the flora and fauna of the ATR, and the indigenous communities that inhabit the hills. The first jumbo trail will take place on November 26 thanks to a project by ATR Field Director S. Ramasubramanian and Deputy Director (Pollachi Division) Bhargava Teja.
According to Assistant Conservator of Forests V. Selvam, the jumbo trails start at `Anamalaiyagam`, a newly-established forest interpretation centre at Sethumadai. The programme is organised by the Advanced Wildlife Management Training Centre (Attakatti) and implemented by Keelpoonachi Eco Development Committee.