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Inflation crisis posing greatest near-term threat, Davos survey warns
The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report highlights the cost of living crisis as the biggest short-term risk facing the world right now, with climate change as the biggest long-term threat.
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Climate change could cut world economy by $23 trillion in 2050, insurance giant warns
Poor nations would be particularly hard hit, but few would escape, Swiss Re said. The findings could influence how the industry prices insurance and invests its mammoth portfolios.
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Carbon emissions sharply rebound as countries lift coronavirus restrictions
The quick rebound in global emissions as countries and states reopen is a grim reminder that the world is still grappling with accelerating climate change.
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Darryl White: In defence of Davos - the world works best when we work together
The problems that face our planet are real. But when we think globally and demand a higher standard of sustainability from ourselves and others, we can make a real difference.
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Davos 2020: Christiana Figueres slams Trump's views on climate change
"How can he face his children and his grandchildren? How can he face citizens of the United States and of the world? I don't understand how he can do that," Christiana Figueres, former United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change said.
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Cape Town water crisis: Cities should prepare for water scarcity
Cape Town's recent water shortage crisis has raised global concern about the threat of water scarcity.
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David Dodwell: China leads hunt for deep-sea minerals, environmental concerns surface