With respect to the Climate Change Performance Index, 2023, consider the following statements:

India has been ranked the best among the G20 countries.

India jumps 2 spots higher, and is now ranked 8th as per Climate Change Performance Index

Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco are the only countries ranked above India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its Climate Change performance.
India jumps 2 spots higher, and is now ranked 8th as per Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023).
India’s rank is the best amongst all large economies.
The first, second and third ranks were not awarded to any country. Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco as the only four small countries that were ranked above India as 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respectively.
As per the CCPI report, India is on track to meet its 2030 emissions targets (compatible with a well-below-2°C scenario).
CCPI aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.
CCPI is published annually since 2005, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 59 countries and the EU.
CCPI is published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany.

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India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its Climate Change performance.
India jumps 2 spots higher, and is now ranked 8th as per Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023).
India’s rank is the best amongst all large economies.
The first, second and third ranks were not awarded to any country. Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco as the only four small countries that were ranked above India as 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respectively.
As per the CCPI report, India is on track to meet its 2030 emissions targets (compatible with a well-below-2°C scenario).
CCPI aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.
CCPI is published annually since 2005, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 59 countries and the EU.
CCPI is published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany.