Sticky Logo
  • Articles
    • Built Environment
    • Clean Tech
    • Climate Crisis
    • Connected Planet
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Health & Lifestyle
    • Leadership
    • Natural Capital
    • Mining
    • Responsible Investing
    • Social Enterprise
    • Supply Chain
    • Transportation
    • Waste
    • Water
    • Workplace
  • Events
  • Rankings
    • Future 50
    • Earth Index
    • Global 100
    • Best 50
    • Top 40 MBA
    • Clean 200
    • 30 Under 30
    • Responsible Funds
    • Other Rankings & Reports
    • Resources
  • Magazines
  • Subscribe

Logo

Earth Index

The Corporate Knights EARTH INDEX is a measurement of the speed at which countries (by sector) are reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to the speed required to deliver on their commitments. Read the full 2022 Earth Index report.

2022 Earth Index

  • 2022 Earth Index
climate action BRICS nations
2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa loom large in world’s prospects for averting climate disaster

by Ralph Torrie

The 5 BRICS countries account for more than half of G20 emissions – as well as the most cost-effective opportunities for decarbonization

Japan nuclear energy
2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

Japan looks to reboot nuclear power to decarbonize its grid

by Naoya Abe

The country hopes to restart around 30 reactors decommissioned after Fukushima to curb its coal-heavy power emissions

2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

Italy hits a diesel-fueled traffic jam in the race to net-zero

by Eric Reguly

Earth Index confirms Italy’s middling performance in meeting its climate targets. As a relatively wealthy country, Italy should be able to perform

climate action Germany
2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

Germany doubles down on ‘freedom energy’

by Naomi Buck

The country topped Corporate Knights Earth Index by reducing coal use, but will Russian invasion weaken its resolve?

France dairy greenhouse gas emissions
2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

Can France get past its GHG-rich love of dairy and diesel to be a climate leader?

by Adrian Hiel

Earth Index report finds France may be cleaning up its power sector, but it will have to put its dairy farmers and

greenhouse gas emissions uk
2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

EVs are leading U.K.’s race to net-zero, but will England stay off the gas?

by Mike Scott

The U.K. is largely on track to meet its targets, according to Earth Index report, but risks falling behind as PM Boris

greenhouse gas emissions by country | Earth Index 2022
2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

World leaders pledged to cut GHG emissions dramatically by 2030. So far, they’re blowing it.

by Shawn McCarthy

New Corporate Knights Earth Index report finds most G20 countries off track when it comes to meeting their 2030 targets. How can

climate action united states
2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

Is a cleaner grid enough to help the U.S. meet its climate targets?

by Julian Spector

Despite stalling of Biden’s Build Back Better, decarbonization of U.S. power sector offers hope, Earth Index finds

climate action canada
2022 Earth Index/Spring 2022

Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index

by Shawn McCarthy

The country's performance between 2016 and 2019 was second worst to Russia in terms of making the emission reductions needed to meet

advertisement

Latest Posts

ESG communications need a makeover | An image of a green wall with chips in the paint

ESG communications need a makeover

sustainable innovations

Turning dirty diapers into roads and other sustainable innovations

Will optimism solve climate change? | Image of a person on a wind farm wearing a red cape

The benefits of being a climate optimist

Flexitarian diet could cut agricultural emissions by 62% | An illustration of a the Earth eating broccoli

Wealthy countries could cut their agriculture emissions by 62% with flexitarian diet

Canadian pension funds climate

Canadian pension funds are making climate promises they’re not backing up

Cision News Releases

advertisement

Weekly Roundup

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter

Spring 2022 Issue

Winter 2022 Issue

Fall 2021 Issue

Summer 2021 Issue

Copyright 2022

  • About Us
  • Research
  • Submit a Story
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Press Releases
  • Council for Clean Capitalism
  • Notice & Disclaimer
  • Articles
    • Built Environment
    • Clean Tech
    • Climate Crisis
    • Connected Planet
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Health & Lifestyle
    • Leadership
    • Natural Capital
    • Mining
    • Responsible Investing
    • Social Enterprise
    • Supply Chain
    • Transportation
    • Waste
    • Water
    • Workplace
  • Events
  • Rankings
    • Future 50
    • Earth Index
    • Global 100
    • Best 50
    • Top 40 MBA
    • Clean 200
    • 30 Under 30
    • Responsible Funds
    • Other Rankings & Reports
    • Resources
  • Magazines
  • Subscribe

current issue