European countries top ‘scorecard’ on climate progress while US slips to 27th

According to The Guardian, Yale University's biennial environmental performance index has ranked one hundred seventy-seven countries. Estonia emerges as the top performer, followed by Luxembourg and the United Kingdom, which improved from fifth place in two thousand twenty-four. The scorecard shows progress against pollution but reveals widespread stalling on climate action—with the United States falling to twenty-seventh place.

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