Climate crisis fills top five places of World Economic Forum’s risks report
Børge Brende, the president of the World Economic Forum, said: “The
political landscape is polarised, sea levels are rising and climate
fires are burning. This is the year when world leaders must work with
all sectors of society to repair and reinvigorate our systems of
cooperation, not just for short-term benefit but for tackling our
deep-rooted risks.”
political landscape is polarised, sea levels are rising and climate
fires are burning. This is the year when world leaders must work with
all sectors of society to repair and reinvigorate our systems of
cooperation, not just for short-term benefit but for tackling our
deep-rooted risks.”
After a month in which bushfires have raged out of control in Australia, Brende said there was a need for urgent action.
“We have only a very small window and if we don’t use that window in
the next 10 years we will be moving around the deckchairs on the
Titanic.”