AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWildfire smoke and heat risk: North America’s wildfire season is worsening as warmer temperatures dry forests and prolong fire seasons, with Canada seeing more active blazes and more area burned than the 10-year average—smoke has even reached the Netherlands Carillon in the US capital. Dutch public safety training crunch: Dutch BOA enforcement officers may lose the right to carry batons and pepper spray because Police Academy examiner shortages are delaying required annual training and exams, pushing municipalities and transport firms into messy workarounds. Water and climate pressure in the Netherlands: The Dutch government has officially declared a water shortage amid persistent drought and heat, as river levels fall and demand rises. EU climate policy tension: The EU’s carbon market fight is heating up, with concerns that Europe’s main tool to cut greenhouse gases could be weakened. Biodiversity conflict at sea: Europe is debating cormorant culls after the bird’s recovery to overabundance, with fishers calling it a “chainsaw massacre” for stocks. Research funding for the Kingdom of the Netherlands: NWO launches new awards for Caribbean and European researchers, focusing on open science, collaboration, societal impact and a healthy research culture.
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