AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCOP31 — Finance and Delivery: Talks in Türkiye opened with rich and developing nations split over climate finance, while many wealthy-country leaders skipped the summit. Developing nations say delays in funding plans are making it harder to prepare for climate impacts. Climate Monitoring: COP31 co-presidents called for urgent support for global observing networks, whose funding gaps and missing measurements threaten weather forecasts and climate records. Rising Risks: The WMO warns a powerful El Niño could intensify extreme weather through 2027 as oceans remain exceptionally warm. Climate Credibility: Scottish ministers announced £2 million for climate-vulnerable countries, but campaigners say approving a new gas-fired power station undermines that support. Environmental Safeguards: The European Parliament’s environment committee rejected a proposal to ease approval of genetically modified microorganisms, citing risks that bacteria could spread and share genetic material uncontrollably.
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