The Paris Performance Ranking by DPAM

Tracking progress to net zero

DPAM has for many years integrated sustainability factors in the sovereign bond investment process. To deepen our knowledge, DPAM collaborates with the University of Liège on Aidan Geel’s PhD, to create this ranking, tracking nations' progress to meeting the commitments of the Paris Agreement.

Country Ranking 2024

The first iteration of this ranking focuses exclusively on Annex II countries — a group of 23 developed nations excluding the European Union. It provides a provisional view of each country’s progress to meeting the commitments of the Paris Agreement. Please select a country to view their performance in detail.

  • Annex II Countries
  • Overall Score
  • Current emissions
  • Projected emissions
  • Net zero target
  • Adaptation
  • Means of implementation
  • Multilateral transparency
  • Highest rank
  • Lowest rank
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  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
  • Iceland
  • France
  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Luxembourg
  • New Zealand
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Sweden
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Portugal
  • Italy
  • Canada
  • United States
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List of Sources

This list contains the sources used to compile the ranking. The ranking is based on a combination of data, the majority dating back to 2023, the oldest to December 2022 and the most recent to May 2024.

Australia Government, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. (2024, August 26). Climate adaptation in Australia—DCCEEW. https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/policy/adaptation#toc_0

Australian Climate Service. (2023). National Climate Risk Assessment. https://www.acs.gov.au/pages/national-climate-risk-assessment

Bank of Greece. (2023, December 15). Preliminary results of the studies on the vulnerability assessment and the impact of climate change in Greece. https://www.bankofgreece.gr/en/news-and-media/press-office/news-list/news?announcement=5057d02b-f48b-4d12-ace0-9f56f344b6c0

Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU, Office fédéral de l’environnement OFEV, Ufficio federale dell’ambiente UFAM. (2017, October 3). Vollzugs- und Wirkungsanalyse der Anpassung an den Klimawandel. Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft. https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/de/home/themen/thema-klima/klimawandel-stoppen-und-folgen-meistern/anpassung-an-den-klimawandel/strategie-des-bundesrates-zur-anpassung-an-den-klimawandel-in-de/vollzugs--und-wirkungsanalyse-der-anpassung-an-den-klimawandel.html

Climate Change Committee. (2023, March 29). Progress in adapting to climate change—2023 Report to Parliament. Climate Change Committee. https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/progress-in-adapting-to-climate-change-2023-report-to-parliament/

Climate-ADAPT. (2024). Country Profiles—Discover the key services, thematic features and tools of Climate-ADAPT. Country Profiles. https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/countries-regions/countries

Commission Nationale Climat. (2024). Belgique. Adapt2Climate.be. https://www.adapt2climate.be/belgique/

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. (2024, February 21). Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3). GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/third-national-adaptation-programme-nap3

Government of Japan. (2021). Climate Change Adaptation Plan. https://www.env.go.jp/content/000081210.pdf

Government of Japan. (2023, April 3). Adaptation Communication Version 2. Japan. UNFCCC. https://unfccc.int/documents/627653

Gütschow, J., Pflüger, M., & Busch, D. (2024). The PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions time series (1750-2022) v2.5.1 (Version 2.5.1) [Jeu de données]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10705513

He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission. (2024, August). National Adaptation Plan Progress Assessments. https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/

HM Government. (2022). UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047003/climate-change-risk-assessment-2022.pdf

Lang, J., Hyslop, C., Manya, D., Smit, S., Chalkley, P., Bervin Galang, J., Green, F., Hale, T., Frederic, H., Hay, N., Hsu, A., Kuramoch, T., & Smith, S. (2024). Net zero tracker. Net Zero Tracker. https://zerotracker.net/

Ministry for the Environment - Manatu Mo Te Taiao. (2022, August 3). Aotearoa New Zealand’s first national adaptation plan. https://environment.govt.nz/publications/aotearoa-new-zealands-first-national-adaptation-plan/

Ministry of Climate and Environment. (2021). Norway’s first adaptation communication.

Ministry of Climate and Environment. (2023, April 12). Norway’s Eighth National Communication [Rapport]. Government.No; https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/norways-eighth-national-communication/id2971116/

Ministry of the Environment, Japan. (2020). Assessment Report on Climate Change Impacts in Japan. https://www.env.go.jp/content/000047546.pdf

Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving. (2015). Aanpassen aan klimaatverandering – Kwetsbaarheden zien, kansen grijpen. https://www.pbl.nl/sites/default/files/downloads/Aanpassen_aan_klimaatverandering_WEB_2.pdf

Rivera, J., Price, M., & Picci, L. (2024). Climate finance disbursements (provider perspective). Timelines Explorer - Data Commons. https://datacommons.one.org/tools/timeline#statsVar=climateFinanceProvidedDisbursementsCurrentUSD

Sferra, F., Fricko, O., Byers, E., Werning, M., Krey, V., Riahi, K., & van Ruijven, B. (2023). Climate Solutions Explorer—Downscaled country-level IAM scenarios (Version 0.2) [Jeu de données]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8135211

Umweltbundesamt. (2023, August 21). Anpassung auf Bundesebene [Text]. Anpassung auf Bundesebene; Umweltbundesamt. https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/klima-energie/klimafolgen-anpassung/anpassung-an-den-klimawandel/anpassung-auf-bundesebene#die-deutsche-anpassungsstrategie-an-den-klimawandel

UNFCCC. (2022). Biennial Reports Data Interface (BR-DI). https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/br-di/Pages/Home.aspx

UNFCCC. (2024). NAPs shared by developed country Parties | NAP Central. https://napcentral.org/developedcountriesnaps

United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2021, September 17). Climate Adaptation Plans [Overviews and Factsheets]. https://www.epa.gov/climate-adaptation/climate-adaptation-plans

United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2024, September 3). Climate Change Impact and Risk Analysis [Reports and Assessments]. https://www.epa.gov/cira

U.S. Department of State. (2022). Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan 2022 Progress Report. https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/state-2022-cap-1-1.pdf

Warren, F., & Lulham, N. (2021). Canada in a Changing Climate: National Issues Report. Government of Canada.

Weikmans, R. (2024). Climate Transparency Adherence Index. https://sites.google.com/view/transparency-adherence-index/

World Bank. (2024). GDP, PPP (current international $). World Bank Open Data. https://data.worldbank.org

World Bank. (2024). Population, total. World Bank Open Data. https://data.worldbank.org

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