"At a time when institutions such as the World Bank and the International Energy Agency are calling for more climate action it is disappointing to have so many countries still being reluctant to move forward. Canada is a strong example of this lack of willingness to improve climate policies," Wendel Trio, director of the Climate Action Network-Europe, said in a statement.

Canada ranked 58th in the CCPI 2013, ahead of only Saudi Arabia, Australia and Iran. Countries made up of vast expanses of desert. GermanWatch and Climate Action Network International publish the index each year.