What is the primary purpose of the 2024 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)?
To rank countries on environmental and climate performance
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI), prepared by Yale and Columbia universities, scores and ranks countries (180 in 2024) on a set of indicators of environmental health, ecosystem vitality and climate change mitigation.
It does not measure GDP growth, rank NGOs or list polluted cities; its aim is to show how well countries are performing on environmental and climate goals.
Hence, the answer is: To rank countries on environmental and climate performance.
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