AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoClimate Action: Brazil has published the first global roadmaps for moving away from fossil fuels and curbing deforestation, urging governments to focus on delivery. A climate scientist warned the plans lack timelines and clear milestones. Rising Risks: The EU is preparing rules requiring countries to plan for a world approaching 3°C of warming. UN findings show current climate pledges would cut emissions just 6% by 2035, far short of what is needed to limit warming. New reports warn that overshooting 1.5°C risks large-scale, sometimes irreversible damage to ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost. Africa’s Resilience: A new $690 million facility backed by the African Finance Corporation and Green Climate Fund will support climate-resilient development, starting in Angola, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria. Biodiversity: Research points to a deadly fungus as a likely cause of frog declines in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest dating back to the 1970s. In the Philippines, Candon City released a rescued green sea turtle, while restored mangroves in Balanga are helping shield communities from floods and support fisheries.
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