Environmental Performance Measurement

EPI finds that only UK and Denmark on track for climate goals

Friday, July 15, 2022

The recently released 2022 EPI highlights the leaders and laggards in the fight against climate change. Denmark and the UK, taking the #1 and #2 spot in the ranking, have emerged as the only leaders on track for net-zero emissions by 2050. The U.S. has tumbled in the ranking, largely due to the climate inaction of the Trump Administration. For the first time, India has secured the last spot in environmental performance. 

Read New York Times coverage: Trump Policies Sent U.S. Tumbling in a Climate Ranking. 

Read Washington Post coverage: Denmark, U.K. on track for net-zero emissions by 2050 as U.S. lags

Read Hindustan Times coverage: India’s lagging sustainability performance

2022 Environmental Performance Index Is Released With New Climate and Air Quality Metrics

The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) and Columbia University’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) recently released their 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), ranking 180 countries across a variety of indicators that represent a cross-section of environmental priorities. This biennial report is intended to facilitate data-driven policymaking by providing an in-depth snapshot of a country’s sustainability and allowing for its progress in the field to be charted.

Pathways to a Sustainable Future: Lessons from "A Better Planet"

Thursday, December 24, 2020

As the nation shifts from a focus on politics to efforts to develop policy, Center Director Dan Esty explores options for new initiatives and progress across the country related to energy, environment, conservation, land use, and other sustainability issues. The discussion built on ideas from the edited book, A Better Planet: 40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future.

Watch the interview here.

Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Wildfires with Dan Esty

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Center Director Dan C. Esty joined Cheddar Reveals to discuss the science behind how climate change impacts wildfires, the economic impacts of the wildfires in California and Oregon, and policies both current and future that may help mitigate the prevalence and intensity of these fires.

Check out the interview here.
 

40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future, with Daniel Esty

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Center Director Dan Esty recently spoke with Daniel Raimi from Resources for the Future on their podcast program. They discuss A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future and reflect on best practices from history to develop novel ideas for the future around sustainability.

To listen to the podcast, click here or click on the link below:

https://www.resourcesmag.org/resources-radio/40-big-ideas-sustainable-future-daniel-esty.

Dr. Hans Bruyninckx Discusses 21st Century Paradigm Shifts for Environmental Policy

Environmental experts have increasingly been calling for a paradigm shift in how we craft climate change policy. On October 4, Dr. Hans Bruyninckx, the Executive Director of the European Environmental Agency (EEA), spoke at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies about what this paradigm shift could look like in Europe.

The Center Co-Hosts a Workshop on Sub-National Climate Change Metrics

Sub-national contributions to climate change mitigation continue to be an important subject of conversation here at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and abroad in London, where the Center convened a Workshop on Sub-National Climate Change Metrics. The workshop, which took place May 1–2, featured prominent organizations working on sub-national climate change metrics. Participants included representatives from sub-national governments, climate-focused organizations, non-profit organizations, and companies.

Center announces new “Environmental Impact Index” – accounting for the effects of trade on the sustainability of countries’ economies

Global sustainability cannot be achieved without addressing international consumption and production practices. This summer, the Center will introduce a new index of environmental impacts from economic activity, a project made possible by generous support by Center Advisory Board Members Roberta Gordon and Marshall Ruben. The goal of the project is to create metrics aggregated into a sustainability index, which will enable financial markets to achieve global sustainability goals.

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