AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate Finance: Nepal is urging stronger global action ahead of COP31, saying recovery from August’s floods and landslides will cost about $4.7 billion—nearly a tenth of its GDP. Rising Health Risks: A new Lancet report says climate-related harms are accelerating; heat deaths have risen 36% since the Paris Agreement. The UN also reports greenhouse-gas levels hit a record in 2025. Policy Rollback: Climate Action Tracker calls New Zealand’s retreat from climate policies “staggering,” warning it may need more overseas credits than any other country to meet its 2030 target. Climate Advocacy: A U.S. judge temporarily blocked West Virginia’s subpoenas of two environmental groups, finding they likely violate the groups’ free-speech rights. Flood Resilience: On flood-prone Pamarawan Island in the Philippines, residents are using bamboo and discarded oyster shells to weaken waves—a nature-based alternative to concrete barriers.
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