AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDelhi’s Toxic Diwali: The capital’s air quality reached the “severe” category, with AQI readings hitting 483 as fireworks, vehicle exhaust and crop burning added to winter smog. Pollution also worsened in Lahore, with officials warning smoke could cross the border. COP31 Opens: UN chief António Guterres called the climate talks in Turkey a “moment of truth” as coal-region groups urged a binding, just phaseout plan. Clean Energy: A new report says renewables supplied more global electricity than coal in 2025; China led capacity additions, while its energy-related emissions fell slightly. Wildlife: Brazil recorded far fewer humpback whale calves than usual this season. Researchers say warming may be reducing krill, leaving whales with less food before breeding. Mining Pollution: Guinea arrested more than 1,200 people in a crackdown on illegal gold mining, which has degraded land and polluted waterways; Mali says large numbers of expelled miners have crossed its border. Environmental Justice: South African activist Desmond D’Sa, who spent decades campaigning for clean air in pollution-burdened communities, has died aged 70. Fossil Fuel Expansion: British Columbia’s first LNG exports are imminent; the project is expected to become the province’s largest point-source greenhouse-gas emitter.
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