Climate crisis fills top five places of World Economic Forum’s risks report

A year of extreme weather events and mounting evidence of global heating have catapulted the climate emergency to the top of the list of issues worrying the world’s elite.

The damage caused by extreme weather events such as
the Australian bushfires is at the top of the WEF’s risks report.

The World Economic Forum’s annual risks report found that, for the first time in its 15-year history, the environment filled the top five places in the list of concerns likely to have a major impact over the next decade.

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.”

After a month in which bushfires have raged out of control in Australia, Brende said there was a need for urgent action.

Read the story from The Guardian by Larry Elliott - “Climate crisis fills top five places of World Economic Forum’s risks report.”