AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate Journalism & Community Listening: Solutions Journalism Network Africa urged African newsrooms to start with listening to communities, treating residents as sources of both problems and solutions. Water “Bankruptcy” Concept: A new framing warns more water systems can’t bounce back to normal, pushing policymakers to move beyond temporary “crisis” thinking. Data Centres in Scotland: Campaigners want a public consultation and independent assessment before hyperscale AI data centres get approval, citing grid strain and net-zero impacts. Pacific Climate Urgency: Pacific leaders and negotiators in Fiji pressed for stronger action as sea-level rise makes land uninhabitable and COP31 approaches. US Climate Lawsuit at Supreme Court: The court will hear Big Oil bids to block Boulder, Colorado’s climate damages case, with federal authority cited against state claims. Food Security & UK Preparedness: UK experts warned the country is unprepared for food supply shocks from climate heating and other threats, calling for a new local resilience system. Green Industry & Steel: TERI and Transition Asia assessed green steel pathways for Andhra Pradesh, focusing on green DRI economics, renewables needs, and CBAM impacts. Biodiversity & Wildlife: Scotland’s corncrake numbers are rising after crofters changed mowing timing and practices; in India, five cheetah cubs mark a new Botswana lineage in Project Cheetah. Local Environment Actions: Malaysia’s water sector is urged to adopt zero-waste recovery from treatment residues, while Liberia’s social protection strategy and a Liberia farm resilience project target resilience and sustainable livelihoods.
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