AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoClimate Finance & Policy: Zimbabwe’s Environment Minister Evelyn Ndlovu urged ministries to tap carbon markets to fund unfunded climate projects under NDS2, warning droughts, floods and extreme weather are already disrupting growth. Heat & Flood Risk: A study says Mumbai could hit 39°C by 2040 and see monsoon rainfall jump nearly 18%, with higher wet-bulb temperatures raising heat-stress dangers. Urban Environment & Health: Residents in Accra are again warned that rainy-season flooding is being worsened by garbage dumped into open drains, with officials pushing better waste bins and mosquito/rodent prevention. Corporate Climate Commitments: Burberry delayed its “climate positive” target by a decade to 2050, citing a changed business case—another sign of climate pledges being watered down. Local Climate Action: Laois County Council signed an updated climate action charter to align local and national plans, aiming for big emissions cuts by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. Climate Accountability: A report from Portugal’s Zero says the country’s biggest polluters increased emissions overall from 2024 to 2025, spotlighting power and cement plants. Climate Science Debate: A rebuttal challenges claims that Earth’s rotation slowdown is a climate-driven “crisis,” calling the reported millisecond changes routine.
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