Australia dives in climate rankings

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Yale's environmental performance index has placed Australia so low in its rankings that only Saudi Arabia has a worse ranking among wealthy nations.

The index ranks countries' performance in protecting human health and ecosystems, and looks at nine areas including air quality, climate and energy, forests and water resources.

Australia was ranked 150th out of 180 countries for its carbon emissions for electricity generation. Overall in the climate and energy category, Australia was ranked 82nd.

Yale's environmental performance index has placed Australia so low in its rankings that only Saudi Arabia has a worse ranking among wealthy nations.

The index ranks countries' performance in protecting human health and ecosystems, and looks at nine areas including air quality, climate and energy, forests and water resources.

Australia was ranked 150th out of 180 countries for its carbon emissions for electricity generation. Overall in the climate and energy category, Australia was ranked 82nd.

While global CO2 emissions appear to have dropped in 2015, Australia's emissions have continued to grow.

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