AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoOcean Heat & Climate Impacts: A new report highlights how the ocean absorbs about 91% of excess heat from greenhouse gases, driving record sea temperatures, rising seas, and shifting marine life that underpins fisheries and food security. Pacific Climate Diplomacy: Pacific climate ministers meeting in Sydney agreed the region must speak with one voice ahead of Pre-COP31 and COP31, with Solomon Islands calling unity a “strategic necessity” as climate threats intensify. Tuvalu at the UN: Tuvalu used the UN High-Level Political Forum to press rich nations for faster climate finance and global financial-system reforms, warning SDG progress can’t happen without urgent delivery. Tuvalu–Australia Security & Environment: Australia’s Operation Render Safe found dozens of unexploded wartime bombs and ammunition in Nanumea Lagoon, with officials urging near-term removal to reduce long-term environmental risk. Geopolitics in the Blue Pacific: China’s missile test near Tuvalu and Kiribati is deepening divisions, with the Pacific Islands Forum unable to agree on a joint statement—while leaders warn the ocean must not become a battleground. Fuel Costs Hit Households: Analysis says distant conflict is raising global fuel prices, squeezing Pacific economies that rely on imported petroleum for transport, power, and health services.
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