Environment Performance Index 2022: Can it trigger positive changes in environmental-decision making?
The 2022 Environment Performance Index (EPI), which evaluates countries on their track record in mitigating climate change, improving environmental health, and protecting ecosystem vitality, has ranked India last \u2013 at 180th out of 180 countries.\nThe government of India has rejected the Index, claiming that it is based on \u201cbiased metrics\u201d. The report, produced by researchers from Yale and Columbia Universities, has ranked Denmark at the top with a score of 77.90, while India is at the bottom with a score of 18.90.\nSo, what is the EPI all about? How valid are the government\u2019s claims that its metrics are biased and unfair to India? Can it reshape environmental policy, or change the way countries take decisions that impact the environment?\nGuest: Kanchi Kohli\xa0from the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi\nHost: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu\nEdited by Reenu Cyriac