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Denmark Leads Climate Index; Norway Renewable Star; UK Coal Exit

4/24/2026

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Denmark again leads the 2026 Climate Change Performance Index, topping the rankings for the second consecutive year.
The report cites repeated Sámi human-rights violations in Norway, which nonetheless ranks first in renewable energy and urges a clear oil-and-gas phase-out plan.
The United Kingdom’s recent coal phase-out lifted its greenhouse-gas and energy-use rankings, prompting experts to call for a fossil-extraction halt and heat-pump incentives.

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Denmark again leads the 2026 Climate Change Performance Index, topping the rankings for the second consecutive year.
The report cites repeated Sámi human-rights violations in Norway, which nonetheless ranks first in renewable energy and urges a clear oil-and-gas phase-out plan.
The United Kingdom’s recent coal phase-out lifted its greenhouse-gas and energy-use rankings, prompting experts to call for a fossil-extraction halt and heat-pump incentives.