AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWorld Oceans Day / UN Ocean Report: A new UN World Ocean Assessment warns of a “deepening crisis” as climate change, pollution, and overfishing push marine ecosystems toward tipping points, with coral decline, acidification, and fish-stock stress threatening food and livelihoods. Antarctica Ice Risk: Scientists say West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could lose a key “brake” as an ice shelf may start breaking apart as early as 2026, raising sea-level risk over coming centuries. Climate + Food Security in Nepal: The UN World Food Programme launched a climate innovation accelerator in Nepal, backing startups with tools like solar irrigation, clean energy, farm data, and climate-smart insurance to help communities adapt to floods, droughts, and heat. EV Charging Access: Australia’s energy regulator is consulting on a plan to ring-fence a waiver for 300 kerbside EV chargers using streetlights and poles, aiming to expand charging in rural and remote areas. Local Climate Action (Ghana): Ghana’s EPA marked World Environment Day with school sensitisation on climate causes and practical steps like waste management, tree planting, and biodiversity protection. Wildlife + Human Safety (Japan): Utsunomiya kept schools closed for a second day after a black bear sighting, as Japan faces rising urban bear attacks linked by experts to changing food supplies.
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