AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate Front Line: Antigua and Barbuda’s Environment Minister Michael Joseph urged urgent climate action and greater finance for vulnerable islands at Pre-COP31, linking Tuvalu’s threats to Barbuda’s displacement after Hurricane Irma. Local Environment: A resident has condemned the dumping of a dead dog in Fitches Creek Pond, recently cleaned and restored by the community. Cleaner Transport: Electric vehicles are on their way for CHOGM, a first practical step in the country’s clean-energy partnership with Octopus Energy. Wetland Cleanup: A cleanup removed 2,156 pounds of waste from McKinnons Wetlands. Marine Wildlife: Antigua and Barbuda’s proposal at the International Whaling Commission to discuss “sustainable use” of whales was withdrawn after criticism that it could reopen the door to commercial whaling; the commission maintained its ban.
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