AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate Health & Justice: A new study links Salton Sea dust to higher indoor pollution and respiratory crises for children, pointing to both climate-driven dust and long-running housing inequities. Local Climate Planning: Benalla Rural City Council is taking public feedback on a draft four-year climate and environment strategy, with submissions due July 22. Heat, Cooling, and Energy: Gyre Energy says it has raised $1.3m to scale AI-driven cooling and thermal storage for cold-chain and industrial cooling, aiming to cut peak energy use as heat worsens. Data Centers Under Scrutiny: A report highlights that research on data centers’ physical health impacts is still thin, even as expansion accelerates in places like Virginia’s “Data Center Alley.” Coastal Flood Fight: Nigeria’s Works Minister David Umahi defends the Lagos Coastal Highway, arguing its drainage and evacuation channels are meant to mitigate flooding—not cause it. Carbon Markets Watch: Indonesia’s environment minister warns carbon credit trading must not become speculation and should deliver real community benefits alongside emissions cuts. Glacial Risk Data Gap: New research finds Himalayan glacial lake outburst flood data is too incomplete to model hazards well, raising stakes for downstream planning. Oil Pipeline Legal Challenge: Ugandan farmers are set to sue in Britain to stop TotalEnergies’ heated EACOP pipeline, calling it a “carbon bomb.”
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