AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoExtreme Weather: Climate change increased Cyclone Arnab’s damage in eastern India by 33%, with stronger winds and heavier rain, a new study finds. Clean Air: A FICCI-EY paper urges year-round pollution controls and explicit PM2.5 targets, citing more than two million pollution-linked deaths in India in 2023. China’s tighter PM2.5 limit could also prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths. Climate Finance: Developing countries need $305 billion a year for adaptation by 2035, but received just $28.2–31.7 billion in public funding in 2024, UNEP reports. Pacific leaders are pressing for more accessible climate finance as El Niño intensifies. Energy Transition: India’s non-fossil power capacity has topped 300 GW, but grid bottlenecks curtailed 2.3 TWh of renewable power in 2025. Its clean-industry pipeline represents $434 billion in potential investment, though only two projects have reached final investment decisions. Conservation: Australian billionaire Alexandra Burt and her husband are donating more than A$120 million to 10 environmental groups, including Greenpeace and wildlife and habitat organizations.
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