International environment rankings. How Does France Perform ?

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FARRET Régis | MINISTERE DE LA TRANSITION ECOLOGIQUE | CGDD Service des données et études statistiques

Edité par Ministère de la transition écologique - 2022

Date de publication : 04/02/2022

To call on decision-makers or to raise awareness with the public about a country or region’s environmental performance, simple scores which include several environmental criteria are being increasingly developed. These so-called ‘composite’ indexes bring together individual indicators on different themes such as climate change, air and water quality, and biodiversity protection policy. Following the principles of sustainable development, other indexes combining environmental and social aspects  – wellbeing and good health  – are also being created. These indexes are often based on SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), which provide an internationally recognised framework.