AGP Executive Report
Last update: 36 minutes agoClimate Governance: UN experts urged governments to plan for the long term, putting human rights and planetary health ahead of short-term profits. Another UN report warned carbon-credit markets can fuel greenwashing, delay emissions cuts and harm Indigenous and rural communities. Climate and Health: A Lancet Countdown report called for climate change to be declared a global health emergency: heat-related deaths have risen 36% since the Paris Agreement, with heat linked to 710,000 deaths in 2023. Polluter Accountability: Indonesian police named 20 corporations as suspects in forest and land fires that burned nearly 29,200 hectares; investigations are ongoing. Climate Finance: The Green Climate Fund approved a record nearly $2 billion, as ministers warned that less than 1% of climate finance reaches smallholder farmers. Climate Justice: Nepal’s environment minister urged wealthy, high-emitting countries to turn climate pledges into support for nations facing escalating damage.
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