AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHimalayan Climate Alarm: Nepal PM Balendra Shah used the UN General Assembly to call the August floods a “warning to the world,” urging faster climate action and climate justice, and proposing a Himalayan climate-resilience mechanism led by Nepal, India and China with shared data, early warnings and coordinated response. Climate Finance Push: Shah said loss and damage funding is too bureaucratic, citing Nepal’s flood losses at over $5bn and asking for relief plus “responsibility, reparation, resilience.” Renewables & Storage: NLC India Renewables won SJVN’s 265 MW/530 MWh BESS auction in Haryana at INR 2.35 lakh/MW/month, with 12-year purchase agreements and potential VGF support. Pacific Legal Win: The Pacific Islands Forum hailed the ICJ advisory opinion on climate obligations as a “legal roadmap” for climate justice. Heat & Storms: El Niño is already breaking records, with studies warning of major heat death risks, while storms batter the Pacific and Mexico, raising flood and landslide fears. Regional Environment Cooperation: Singapore and Japan signed upgraded environmental cooperation pacts covering emerging contaminants, climate science and coastal protection.
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