Question

According to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) findings, how does corruption most directly undermine global climate action?

• A. By weakening financial markets in developing countries
• B. discouraging public participation in environmental protests
• C. By diverting climate funds and allowing undue influence over environmental policies
• D. By increasing competition among fossil fuel companies

Answer 1

Answer:

C. By diverting climate funds and allowing undue influence over environmental policies

• The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an annual report published by Transparency International, a global non-governmental organization based in Berlin.

• The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring them from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).