Sweeping victory for Europe as 15 nations top climate scoreboard - see the full list

Europe has dominated new global sustainability rankings, but experts warn that all nations are “still far from critical goals” to tackle climate change.The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) – produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia University – is released every two years and ranks countries from around the globe on their commitment to sustainability. It focuses on 47 different indicators which are split into 12 categories, including climate change mitigation, air quality, forests, water resources, waste management and biodiversity. Using data from major research institutions, international organisations and other information collectors such as the World Resources Institute and the EU’s Copernicus, each country is scored from zero to 100.Estonia tops the climate leaderboardEstonia topped the leaderboard, largely due to its substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in power generation over the past decade.