AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCarbon Markets: Canada is exploring international carbon-credit trading under the Paris Agreement, aiming to attract investment in emissions cuts, carbon removal and nature-based projects. Farming and Methane: A UN-backed study with Queen’s University Belfast will use nuclear tools to identify livestock traits that could lower methane emissions per unit of food produced. Forest Findings: A 24-year study at 13 sites in Germany found forest soils’ methane absorption rose by about 3% a year, linked to warmer, drier conditions—though the finding may not apply everywhere. Climate and Children: East African lawmakers called for children to have a meaningful role in regional climate decisions, as floods, droughts and environmental damage threaten their wellbeing. Forests Under Pressure: Brazil reported Amazon deforestation fell 42% to 3,335 square kilometres in the year to July, the lowest level since records began in 1988. In Argentina’s Chaco, conservationists reported 1,800 hectares of native forest cleared beside a protected area. COP31 Outlook: Pacific nations are pressing for climate finance as fossil-fuel divisions loom, while the global climate science body ended talks without agreement on a key report timeline.
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