AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCOP31 Finance: Pacific leaders say worsening El Niño-driven drought and cyclone risks leave no time for delay. Bangladesh is pressing for more adaptation funding and grants—not loans—while island nations urge faster payouts and direct support. Climate Outlook: WMO warns that strengthening El Niño could intensify extreme weather through 2027; IFAD estimates the event could cost the global economy $11 trillion. Emissions: Global fossil-fuel CO₂ emissions are projected to dip 0.4% this year, but scientists link the decline largely to the Iran war’s oil shock, not climate progress; coal use is still rising. Climate-Ready Food: Researchers have mapped a barley protein complex that may help breeders develop crops better able to withstand changing conditions and avoid pre-harvest sprouting. Methane Innovation: New Zealand’s Lucidome Bio raised $9 million to advance trials of a vaccine designed to reduce methane from cattle.
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