AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate & oceans: EU Copernicus reports the world’s oceans logged the hottest June on record, with El Niño expected to keep warming seas and intensify storms and marine heatwaves. Heat & health: Coverage highlights Europe’s deadly heatwave toll and the growing health risks of extreme temperatures. Carbon policy: Vietnam launched a pilot emissions trading system covering 51 cement plants, while the Philippines rolled out a cement decarbonisation roadmap toward net zero by 2050. Industry & pollution: A court fight over emissions rules continues, while reports warn banks are financing fossil-fuel growth and petrochemical expansion. Waste & circularity: Türkiye expanded its deposit return scheme nationwide, paying 1 lira per returned beverage container to boost recycling. Local environment impacts: Mumbai’s Juhu Beach plastic waste crisis persists despite clean-ups, and Daraa in Syria saw 700 drinking-water poisoning cases tied to contaminated supplies. Energy transition in practice: New double-decker buses begin service in Tenerife, and New York’s 555 Greenwich uses geothermal piles to cut fossil-fuel heating needs. Volcano watch: Taal Volcano showed renewed unrest after increased seismic activity; Kanlaon recorded an ash emission with alert level 2 maintained.
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