AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoClimate Leadership: Sultan Nazrin urged leaders at the Global Tipping Points Conference in Kuala Lumpur to act before consensus is complete, warning that shifting monsoons, warming seas and heat are already affecting communities. Heat Alert: El Niño pushed sea temperatures in a key Pacific zone to a September record of 29.70°C. Global temperatures that month were the second-highest on record, 1.63°C above preindustrial levels; Copernicus says a strong El Niño could keep readings above 1.5°C into 2027. Climate Science: The world’s leading climate body remains deadlocked over when to publish its next major assessment, raising concern it may miss the 2028 UN climate talks. Energy Fight: Colorado utilities are challenging federal orders keeping a coal plant open past its planned retirement, as energy costs and climate policy become midterm issues. Resilience: The UK is launching a flood and drought taskforce after a hot, dry summer, with community experience meant to shape plans. Waste and Coasts: Plastic found at every stop on a Fiji coastal campaign has renewed calls for better collection and recycling, while WRAP is developing a UK textile-waste plan amid 1.45 million tonnes discarded annually.
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