AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMaritime Decarbonisation: Yacht Club de Monaco’s SEA Index expanded CO₂ certification beyond superyachts to cover recreational boats from 10 metres, production vessels and catamarans, aiming to make emissions comparisons more accessible for owners, marinas and insurers. Local Sustainability Event: The Yacht Club de Monaco will host the 6th Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous on 20–21 September, bringing ~250 marina and eco-tech professionals together to push sustainable coastal development from ideas to real infrastructure. Climate Risk & Safety: A new Bangladesh drowning-prevention push argues climate change is worsening flood and storm hazards, disrupting childcare and making “living beside water” more deadly unless programmes become climate-smart and locally run. Whaling Debate: Iceland resumed commercial whaling after a two-year pause, drawing renewed protests over quotas and the impact on IUCN-listed species amid international pressure. Carbon Offsets Scrutiny: A report warns the voluntary carbon market needs fixes to ensure carbon credits actually deliver climate value, not just paperwork. Monaco-Linked Tech & Energy: Samsung Heavy and Sargent & Lundy signed an MoU to develop a “reactor-agnostic” floating small modular nuclear reactor platform, signaling growing interest in offshore nuclear for power-hungry sectors.
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