The World Economic Forum says environmental issues are among the top five long-term risks confronting the global economy
The World Economic Forum is set to welcome both US President Donald Trump and climate activist Greta Thunberg to its annual meeting in Davos on Tuesday, with the environment set to top the agenda.The forum's founder Klaus Schwab has seen vast changes in business, society and culture over the 50 years since he created the yearly gathering in the Swiss Alps. The meeting was initially was a forum for business leaders, but it is now also a key stop for policymakers and activists.
Trump has also moved to take the US out of the landmark 2015 Paris accord that aims to fight climate change. On Sunday, a group of climate activists set off on a three-day, 40-kilometre hike from Landquart in eastern Switzerland to Davos to draw attention to global warming at the forum.Credit:Some were dressed as flowers or koalas – a reference to the bushfires devastating Australia – and holding banners, including: "Let's ignore the Donalds and listen to the Gretas".
Schwab claimed the forum had helped air concerns about environment since the 1970s, but said public awareness about climate issues had now exploded.
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