AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoUN AI Transparency Push: UN chief António Guterres urged major AI firms to publicly disclose the full environmental cost of data centres—water, carbon and land use—and to run them on renewable power by 2030, warning the sector’s electricity and water demand could derail climate goals. Heat Stress Warning: A new Nature Climate Change study finds Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other regions are now seeing one to two more months of heat stress than decades ago, with humid heat waves proving especially dangerous for people. COP31 Climate Agenda: Turkey’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum said COP31 in Antalya should shift from talks to action, with electrification and climate finance for developing countries at the center of negotiations. Energy & Water Cooperation: DEWA and Türkiye’s ambassador met to discuss energy, water and infrastructure collaboration, highlighting clean power projects like Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Turkey’s Fault Map Update: Türkiye updated its active fault map after 13 years, a reminder of how climate and disaster risk planning must stay current. Biodiversity & Pollution Watch: Europe’s battery storage build-out is accelerating toward 2030, while Turkey’s wider push for climate action continues ahead of COP31.
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