AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCOP31 Countdown: Pacific leaders are heading to November’s climate summit demanding faster finance, stronger action and protection of the 1.5°C goal. Organisers plan a presidency-led blueprint, while the EU is tempering expectations for a major breakthrough. Climate Finance: The Pacific Resilience Facility remains US$320 million short of its US$500 million target, even as new pledges arrive and the Green Climate Fund considers another US$300 million for the region. Mozambique, meanwhile, secured US$47 million for climate response and sustainable energy. Climate Impacts: The WMO warns El Niño could become one of the strongest since 1950, raising risks of heat and extreme weather. In Liberia, heavier rainfall and poor drainage have worsened Monrovia flooding, affecting nearly 20,000 families. Climate Accountability: Australia’s High Court has ruled against a coal mine expansion, finding climate harms relevant to approval decisions; the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether climate lawsuits against oil companies can proceed. Nature Under Pressure: A study found Zavodovski Island’s chinstrap penguin population fell by about two-thirds from 2011 to 2025, likely due to climate-driven changes in ocean food chains. An international operation also arrested more than 230 people in a crackdown on environmental crimes across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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