AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHeat & health: AFP reports at least 12,000 excess deaths across nine European countries during June’s heatwave, with the toll expected to rise as more data comes in—another warning that extreme heat is becoming a public health emergency, not just “weather.” Carbon politics (Slovakia in the mix): Ten EU states including Slovakia are pushing the European Commission to rethink ETS2 and soften the pace of carbon cuts, arguing new fuel and transport/heating charges would hit households amid economic uncertainty; the ETS reform is set to be unveiled soon. Invasive species threat: Slovakia and Hungary detected the emerald ash borer in traps for the first time in the EU, triggering calls for tighter monitoring and public reporting of suspicious ash tree symptoms. Danube nature in Bratislava: A long-neglected Danube riverside stretch in Petržalka reopened as the Staré Lido Riverside Park, with plans to restore more natural “beach” areas along the capital’s waterfront. Biofuels & waste oils: Slovnaft has submitted plans for a new biofuel facility using waste oils and fats to meet stricter EU renewable fuel rules. Wildlife conflict: Europe’s great cormorant comeback is driving renewed calls for easing culling rules, with Slovakia among countries urging population control at “acceptable” levels.
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