AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate-health & air quality: A new air-pollution guidance urges people to check outdoor readings daily and limit exposure indoors when smoke or smog spikes. Extreme weather research: A UP-led review finds climate-and-health studies in the Philippines are growing, but still heavily concentrated in Luzon and often lack long-term data. Waste & flooding risk: The Philippines’ DENR warns that monsoon rains will worsen flooding when garbage clogs waterways, pushing stricter waste management by local governments. Firm clean power in industry: Oyster Renewable signed a binding term sheet to supply Kutch Chemical with 25.2 MW wind-solar hybrid round-the-clock power in Gujarat, targeting major annual CO2 cuts. Methane from livestock: UK startup EcoNomad won funding to expand BioNomad, a decentralized anaerobic digestion system for small and medium farms to capture methane and make biogas. Peatlands & carbon: A study says Angola’s peatlands are at least four times larger than thought, boosting estimates of Africa’s climate-storing carbon. Data centers meet backlash: San Jose held a listening session as residents raised power, water, noise, and “forever chemicals” fears; nearby cities are also weighing moratorium lengths. Wildfire outlook: Research projects Europe’s burned area could nearly triple under high-emissions scenarios, with prevention and firefighting able to sharply reduce losses. Glacier melt & human remains: Switzerland’s retreating glaciers continue to reveal long-missing hikers, underscoring warming-linked melt.
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