AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEV momentum: Ireland’s SIMI reports record-breaking July sales, with battery-electric vehicles hitting 9,682 registrations (+98% year-on-year) as EVs take the lead share of new car registrations. Clean power finance: Impact Fund Denmark backed a US$22.5m sustainability-linked loan for Export Trading Group to expand support for women smallholder farmers and push deforestation-free, lower-carbon supply chains. Renewables buildout: Egypt’s EETC signed a PPA for a 407-MW wind project in Zafarana (start-up planned for 2028), while Jordan approved a UAE-funded 25-MW wind rollout. Grid + resilience: Openreach has started a “major infrastructure upgrade” to bring full fibre broadband to Humberston, aiming to reach most homes and businesses. Climate policy reality check: Carbon Brief warns UK carbon capture bets face credibility gaps, with CCS still capturing a tiny share of global emissions. Nature protection: UN biodiversity chief tells Reuters firms and financiers aren’t moving fast enough on nature loss, citing weak disclosure and hard-to-measure, location-specific risks. Aviation expansion: Britain’s Gatwick second runway moves toward full use after a legal challenge failed, potentially adding 100,000 flights a year. Marine protection debate: Bermuda fishermen’s group proposes a ring-shaped, fully protected outer marine area to strengthen enforcement around its EEZ.
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