AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClimate-Tech & Carbon Markets: GORD, the Global Carbon Council and Ras Al Khaimah’s EPDA signed a MoU to speed up climate action, back high-integrity carbon credits and support biodiversity and sustainable urban development. Waste & Recycling Funding: Delta County voters will decide in August on renewing a millage to keep Delta Wide Recycling running, supporting recycling, composting and household hazardous waste. Energy Security & Oil Prices: A new report argues the Hormuz crisis was “defused” by market adjustments, with shortages giving way to a glut as risks and incentives shifted. EVs & Clean Mobility: BYD met Pakistan’s finance minister to push new-energy vehicle plans, including a BYD–Mega Motor joint venture aimed at jobs and technology transfer. Flood Monitoring: Norway’s water and energy authority chose ICEYE for nationwide near real-time satellite flood monitoring to improve hazard mapping and emergency response. Data Centres Under Pressure: Edinburgh is asking Scotland for a moratorium on new hyperscale data centres over energy and water concerns, while a separate analysis warns nearly 80% of global data-centre capacity faces heightened climate risk. Green Housing & Skills: Massachusetts advanced a $3.5bn environmental bond bill for climate resilience and cleaner permitting; the Philippines is also moving to expand green construction skills as adoption lags.
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