AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDelhi’s Toxic Air: Delhi overtook Lahore as the world’s most polluted major city, with IQAir recording 334 and India’s pollution board reporting a severe 403. Police are tightening border checks on restricted vehicles as smog spreads across northern India and satellite monitoring finds high to extreme pollution in 32 Punjab districts. COP31: As leaders depart Antalya, negotiations turn to fossil-fuel transition, climate finance and the 1.5°C limit. Pakistan is among countries pressing for grants rather than loans to fund climate response. Emissions Outlook: Fossil-fuel CO₂ is projected to fall 0.4% in 2026, but rising emissions from land-use change could lift total global CO₂ output to 43.3 billion tonnes—above 2025 levels. Climate Policy: An Oxford review of 39 countries finds most climate measures remain in place despite U.S. rollbacks: 718 of more than 800 policies were unchanged, and 11 repealed. Waste and Energy: A Swedish project has approval to prepare a waste-plant carbon-capture facility designed to capture about 200,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually.
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