AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoClean-Energy Cooperation: California and France agreed to deepen work on clean power, grid upgrades, cleaner transport, wildfire and heat protection, and nature conservation. Farmers and Climate Risk: Okanagan growers say crop insurance fails to cover the real costs of climate-related losses, including grapes damaged by wildfire smoke. COP31 Finance: The summit’s president-designate called on wealthy countries to spend far more on climate action than on defence, while sidestepping whether nations should renew a pledge to move away from fossil fuels. Climate Justice Funding: A new $71.5 million fund will finance clean energy and resilience projects in underinvested U.S. communities, including solar, battery storage and clean transport. Mining Accountability: South African courts convicted three Gupta-linked companies and two directors of fraud and money laundering over R107.5 million intended to rehabilitate coal-mining land. Corporate Climate Commitments: Starbucks has folded its sustainability chief role into a broader position as it reassesses its 2030 emissions goal, raising questions about how climate action will hold up when it depends less on a dedicated executive.
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