AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRenewables in the spotlight: Sri Lanka connected its first 3MW solar project at Veyangoda under a plan to add 300MW to the national grid, aiming to cut thousands of tonnes of CO2 each year. AI and climate governance: UN chief António Guterres warned at the BRICS summit that unequal AI access could widen global inequality, urging BRICS support for AI capacity-building and funding so developing countries benefit. Energy transition pressure: A new report urges Australia to phase out coal and end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035, with faster renewables and tighter limits on industrial emissions to stay near 1.5°C. Circularity for clean energy waste: Researchers in Texas are testing ways to turn retired wind turbine blades into recycled hybrid composite materials for construction uses. Nature protection that works: NSW says 13 native species have returned and started breeding again in predator-proof reserves after a decade of feral cat and fox control. Wetlands under strain: Alberta’s new rules let farmers drain certain temporary and seasonal wetlands without Water Act approval, drawing conservation concern. Water restoration: Ghana’s Kpeshie Lagoon buffer zone is set for ecological restoration after illegal structures were demolished, with replanting and flood-control capacity in focus.
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