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Tue 12 Dec 2009Ireland slips to 22nd in global rankings
AN EMERGING economy has been ranked for the first time in the annual “climate change performance index” compiled by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network (Can) Europe.
Although none of the 57 countries compared for the strength of their climate protection performance and policies were rated good enough to gain the three top places, Brazil nudged ahead of Sweden in the rankings.
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