AGP Executive Report
Last update: 14 minutes agoGlobal Climate Justice & Accountability: Campaigners will present “Make Polluters Pay” petitions with 2 million+ signatures to the UN, urging governments to act as the world breaches 1.5°C. India Climate Governance: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an international National Green Tribunal conference in New Delhi, arguing developed countries emit about six times more per person than India and highlighting India’s Paris COP21 progress. Courts as Climate Guardians: Chief Justice Surya Kant framed the Supreme Court as a “banyan tree” of environmental justice, stressing constitutional duties to protect the environment. Nepal Flood Fallout: Nepal’s climate vulnerability and disaster impacts are driving legal and political calls for evidence-based climate justice, including a Sikkim High Court PIL after the Nepal–Tibet flash floods. Urban Climate Resilience: Mumbai links slum rehabilitation to its climate-resilience plans, including net-zero and adaptation measures. Climate Tech in Action: Ethiopia is using a Chinese-built AI forecasting system to speed up climate warnings, while Maharashtra farmers expand solar irrigation to cut fuel and power hassles. Local Environment Watch: A UK town’s £2m environmental improvements are set to begin in Markethill, and a US community is weighing legal action over a dam drawdown’s water and environmental impacts.
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