Multiple choice

Consider the following facts:

  1. The Environment Performance Index (EPI) was designed to supplement the environmental target achievements laid down in UN MDGs.
  2. Before EPI, the Environment Sustainability Index was introduced with an aim of ranking the environmental policies and performance of countries.
  3. The country with the best performance on EPI according to 2012 scores is Switzerland.

Which of the above are true?

  1. Both 1 and 2

  2. Both 2 and 3

  3. Both 1 and 3

  4. All three
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically benchmarking the environmental performance of a country's policies.This index was developed from the Pilot Environmental Performance Index, first published in 2002, and designed to supplement the environmental targets set forth in the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) was the predecessor to the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The ESI was a first attempt to rank countries on 76 different elements of environmental sustainability. According to 2012 index, Switzerland was on top, followed by Latvia, Norway, Luxembourg and Costa Rica. India ranked a dismal 125th.

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