AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoBRICS Diplomacy: China’s Xi Jinping will attend India’s 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with leaders pushing “resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability” and highlighting BRICS’ growing weight in the Global South. Water Security: Canada launched its first National Water Security Strategy consultation, funding Great Lakes projects to tackle algae, chemical releases, habitat restoration and monitoring. Renewables Finance: Southern Africa renewable trader GreenCo secured an additional US$11.5m to expand its role in the regional electricity market. Climate Warning: UNEP says the world is set to cross 1.5°C soon, urging an “overshoot, peak, and decline” path with faster emissions cuts and carefully governed carbon removal. Energy Storage + Grids: Germany is planning a 900MW battery and a data centre at the former Isar 2 nuclear site, underscoring that renewables need storage and grid upgrades. Solar for Public Buildings: India’s Bihar plans 500MW rooftop solar on government sites via the RESCO model, with developers handling design through operations. Waste + Health Crisis: Zimbabwe’s president ordered urgent action to end the Ngozi Mine pollution crisis tied to landfill smoke and fumes in Bulawayo.
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