SEYCHELLES NEWS AGENCY
An environmental performance index has ranked the Seychelles first out of 180 countries in the climate and energy category, lauding its use of renewable energy.
The Environmental Performance Index 2018 ranks countries in 24 categories, including air pollution, sanitation, climate and energy, fisheries, and agriculture. In the climate and energy category, the island nation has made an “impressive leap in the global rankings from its 179th baseline position to first place,” said the report.
Principal Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Wills Agricole said the ranking is due to the efforts the Seychelles is making in the two areas.
“Seychelles has stepped up its effort over the previous years in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the transition to renewable sources of power through introducing smart renewable energy and energy efficiency schemes,” Agricole said.
The Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, has faced environmental challenges such as climate change, biological invasions, coral bleaching and coastal erosion.
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