AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate Tech & Water Use: NVIDIA says its new Vera Rubin AI supercomputing platform uses a closed-loop cooling design that can cut water use “up to 100%,” aiming to ease the environmental strain of data centers. Local Power Costs: Virginia re-enters the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), with critics warning ratepayers could face another $500m-plus annual hit. Nature Recovery: A Tulane-led satellite study finds mangroves are no longer in net decline, with expansion and growth helping recovery even as deforestation remains a threat. Oceans Funding: Michael Bloomberg pledges $260m to boost ocean protection and enforcement of the High Seas Treaty as public budgets tighten. Extreme Weather: Canada issues a severe thunderstorm watch for Weyburn, warning of hail, heavy rain, strong winds and possible tornadoes. Policy & Accountability: Measurabl and CRREM launch a dataset to track company-level climate transition risk in listed real estate, pushing investors toward more comparable, forward-looking risk views. Subnational Climate Moves: Lagos signs onto the Under2 Coalition, signaling more net-zero and resilience cooperation. Conservation Under Pressure: LNG Canada seeks a major increase in its routine flaring limit, despite ongoing regulatory concerns.
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