AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHeat & Health: A record-smashing heatwave is pushing dangerous temperatures across the U.S., Canada and parts of Europe, with health alerts and warnings that people are not ready for repeat extremes. Water Stress: Nebraska passed a law forcing data centers to disclose water use and power demand, as drought worries grow; in the UK, Thames Water is battling invasive quagga mussels clogging pipes, while England’s farmers face “hands off flow” limits as reservoirs and rivers run low. Climate-Ready Cities: San Javier in Spain is turning unused plots into shaded, cooler community spaces using permeable paving and trees; England is also warning that new buildings could become “death traps” without stronger overheating standards. Energy & Policy: New York is set to impose a one-year moratorium on large data centers, and Australia is creating an Office of AI to coordinate data-center buildout—raising fresh questions about energy and water impacts. Biodiversity & Data: Oxford and Cambridge will digitise 1.1 million natural history specimens to track biodiversity change as habitats shift. Green Claims Scrutiny: UK regulators censured Qatar Airways and Eurowings over misleading environmental offset claims.
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