Steve MacLellan

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau last Fall he’s not doing enough to protect the environment from the threat of runaway climate change. He agreed with her and said we need to do more. More of what? Compared to other countries, we are either stagnant, or declining in our efforts to transition away from fossil fuels.

The Energy Transition Index (ETI) is a fact-based ranking intended to enable policy-makers and businesses to plot the course for a successful energy transition.

The benchmarking of energy systems is carried out annually across countries. Part of the World Economic Forum’s Fostering Effective Energy Transition initiative, it builds on its predecessor, the Energy Architecture Performance Index. The ETI does not only benchmark countries on their current energy system performance, but also provides a forward‑looking lens as it measures their readiness for the energy transition.

Sweden leads the overall rankings for the third consecutive year, followed by Switzerland and Finland. The performance of G20 countries is mixed. France and United Kingdom are the only G20 countries in the top 10. China, India, and Italy made consistent improvements on overall ETI score since 2015, while Russia, Japan, South Korea and Germany made moderate gains. Scores for United States, Canada, Brazil and Iran were either stagnant, or declining.

According to the The Energy Transition Index (ETI), Canada’s transition away from fossil fuel energy is either stagnant, or declining.