The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) aggregates multiple environmental indicators into a single score that reflects a countryβs ability to protect human health and ecosystems. It combines data on air quality, water and sanitation, biodiversity, and climateβenergy policies, allowing crossβnational comparisons.
Each indicator is first normalized to a 0β100 scale, then weighted according to its relevance to overall environmental sustainability. The weighted indicators are summed to produce the final EPI score, which ranges from 0 (lowest performance) to 100 (highest performance).
Because the EPI is a composite metric, changes in any single componentβsuch as improvements in air quality or reductions in greenhouseβgas emissionsβcan shift the overall index, highlighting policy impacts and guiding future environmental strategies.
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