AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate Resilience Policy: Philippines lawmakers advanced a bill to create a University of the Philippines National Climate Resilience Institute, aiming to boost research, data use, and capacity to plan for typhoons, floods, droughts, and extreme heat. Extreme Weather Alerts: Environment Canada issued tornado warnings across southern Manitoba, urging residents to seek shelter as storms bring hail, damaging winds, and intense rainfall. El Niño Watch: The UN weather agency says El Niño is 80% likely before September, with far-reaching impacts—more heat risk, shifting rainfall, and drought pressure—on top of climate change. Nature & Planning Rules: Ireland launched a public consultation on Environmental Impact Assessment screening thresholds, asking stakeholders to shape how projects are reviewed. Community Climate Action: Herndon’s Sewing Lab won a Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for teaching repair and reuse to keep textiles out of landfills. Clean Transport Investment: Africa’s Spiro secured $215 million to expand EV battery-swapping and manufacturing, targeting energy security and lower transport emissions. Reforestation Effort: Venezuela reported progress on the Chuquisaca National Reforestation Plan, prioritizing native species and fire prevention. Climate Finance Gap: Oxfam warned governments are about 90% short on adaptation funding needs ahead of Bonn talks. Corporate Greenwashing Risk: A push to standardize ESG scores could make it easier to game sustainability claims, not harder.
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