Jan 16, 2024 · Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 16 January 2024 – A new World Economic Forum report, published today, warns that by 2050 climate change may cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses worldwide. Despite the stark findings, there is still time for global stakeholders to take decisive, strategic action to counter ...

Nov 29, 2023 · Extreme weather events and climate-related disasters have caused significant economic losses, reaching nearly $1.5 trillion in the decade to 2019. The international system has struggled to make the required progress on climate change, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023.

Jun 28, 2021 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2021 identified climate action failure as the most impactful and second-most likely long term risk facing the world in a year when populations continued to struggle mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 11, 2024 · The 1.5°Celsius ambition is slipping out of reach. As highlighted in The State of Climate Action in November, achieving 1.5°C would now require an annual emissions reduction of around 7% globally, more than the impact from COVID-19 and against a trend of +1.5% per year.

Jan 11, 2024 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 named three key climate issues as critical challenges facing humanity: Extreme weather events, critical change to Earth systems — which is a new entrant this year — and biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse.

Jan 14, 2024 · A Long-Term Strategy for Climate, Nature and Energy is one of the core themes being dicussed at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2024. Leaders will gather to discuss how we can develop a long-term systemic approach to achieve the objectives of a carbon-neutral and nature-positive world by 2050 while providing ...

Jan 17, 2023 · The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 will bring together leaders from governments, business and civil society to exchange perspectives, co-create solutions and forge partnerships for action on climate and nature.

Jan 23, 2025 · Understand the urgency of climate action through stories from the World Economic Forum on mitigating climate change, reducing emissions, and adapting to environmental challenges. Climate Action Thought leadership, solutions and …

Aug 14, 2023 · The climate crisis is changing the face of many tourist destinations and is already making some holidaymakers rethink their plans. The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Sustainable Tourism is working to help the tourism sector build towards a more sustainable future.

Jan 10, 2024 · — Gill Einhorn, Head, Innovation and Transformation, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum Extreme weather events, critical change to Earth systems (a new entrant this year) and biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are the top three long-term risks featured in the Global Risks Report in 2024.