AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate Governance: The IPCC’s latest meeting ended without agreement on a timeline for its next major climate assessment. Ahead of COP31, Pacific nations are pressing for climate finance as the fossil-fuel divide threatens negotiations. El Niño and Water: With a strong El Niño expected, Philippine lawmakers are urging a national water-management framework to protect supplies. Oman also forecasts warmer-than-usual conditions and changing rainfall. Biodiversity: Armenia and Colombia launched a species-recovery alliance with 17 founding governments; funders pledged $500 million to support 100 threatened species. Separately, new mapping shows mangrove cover rose by 477 square kilometres from 1985 to 2025, a modest gain after decades of loss. Climate Risks: A new study estimates Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could add up to 3 centimetres to sea levels by 2100—twice earlier estimates. Clean Investment: Canada is exploring international carbon-credit trading to attract funding for emissions cuts and carbon removal. Meanwhile, permit filings in West Virginia detail projected environmental impacts from two planned data centres.
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