AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDelhi’s Winter Smog: Authorities checked nearly 15,000 vehicles on the first day of new curbs, turning back 1,539 and imposing Rs 68.4 lakh in penalties. Lahore also reported hazardous air as winter pollution worsened. COP31: Brazil’s reelected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, plans to attend the November summit in Türkiye, where fossil-fuel phaseout targets are expected to remain contentious. Nepal and Bhutan are urging negotiators to put mountain warming on the agenda. Climate Warning: A UN-backed report says overshooting 1.5°C could cause lasting damage to ice and snow systems, strengthening calls to limit any overshoot and bring temperatures back down. Emissions Pressure: The WMO says greenhouse-gas concentrations hit record levels in 2025. Meanwhile, a new analysis warns U.S. data-centre growth could erase years of emissions cuts, as the Trump administration moves to weaken methane safeguards. Climate Readiness: Britain’s audit office says extreme weather is already affecting public services, while gaps in government reporting make the full risks hard to assess. Waste to Fuel: A Benin recycling business has collected more than 150,000 litres of used cooking oil since 2023, turning it into soap and biofuel.
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