AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoClimate Finance Push: UN chief António Guterres told finance ministers at London Climate Action Week that adaptation must be treated as core economic policy, properly funded, and backed by tools like levies, blended finance, and windfall taxes on fossil fuel firms. Regional Resilience: Kyrgyzstan kicked off a Central Asia dialogue in Bishkek under RESILAND CA+ to coordinate climate risk reduction and restore degraded landscapes across the region, with partners including the World Bank, FAO, and UNDP. Clean Power Acceleration: A summit advanced “Electrify Now,” aiming to speed the shift to clean electricity by tackling grid and storage barriers and mobilizing governments and business. Renewables Project Pipeline: Canada’s Harbour Hills Wind Project was registered for environmental assessment, with up to 107 turbines planned near local communities in Guysborough County. Heat Costs Hit Economies: A report on Germany’s heatwave impacts warns extreme heat is becoming a structural economic shock through lost productivity and higher energy demand. Fossil Fuel Accountability: Guterres put oil and gas on notice over the climate crisis, arguing the same source is driving both climate and energy instability. Food Sovereignty: A new book argues the Philippines can’t import its way out of food insecurity, calling for agroecology, biodiversity, and policy support for local food traditions.
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