AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoBottle Returns: Malta’s Beverage Container Refund Scheme has collected more than 900 million containers. The government says it will tighten standards and improve access to return machines. Heat Risk: A study estimates Malta had Europe’s highest rate of heat-related deaths this summer, at 716 per million people. Researchers link about two-thirds of the estimated 50,391 deaths across 854 cities to climate change. Wildlife: BirdLife Malta says a rehabilitated Common Kestrel was killed in Fiddien; its remains have not been found. In a separate rescue, Nature Trust Malta volunteers safely freed a rare Algerian whip snake trapped in a Pietà well. Waste and Energy: WasteServ plans to add 2.9 million cubic metres of landfill capacity as its long-promised waste-to-energy plant remains stalled. Malta’s renewable energy share reached 18.8% in 2025, while a new €35 million plant is set to increase drinking-water production. Cleaner Shipping: Transport Malta has signed an agreement aimed at reducing cruise-ship emissions.
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