AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNature-based urban air solutions: Two TERI researchers in Jaipur won Rajasthan’s Green Innovation Challenge for a “climate tower” using azolla pools, passive solar design, and weekly biomass harvests to cut pollution and emissions while treating wastewater and degraded land. Climate finance push: UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged stronger political backing for a roadmap to mobilise $1.3 trillion a year by 2035, saying money is the hinge between climate plans and real projects. Arctic ecosystem shift: New research links warming-driven iceberg traffic to “dropstones” that create hard seafloor habitat 2,500 metres down, helping sponges, corals and other organisms colonise new areas. Pacific climate leadership: Pacific COP31 envoys were formally appointed to elevate 1.5°C, access to climate finance, and ocean priorities ahead of COP31. Adaptation funding gap: Catholic groups warned that delays in climate talks will worsen suffering for communities already hit by extreme weather. Green jobs on World Environment Day: UNEP highlighted nature-based solutions and a drive to create green jobs for youth, including a pact targeting 1 million jobs by 2030.
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