Climate change, cyber-security are emerging risks to recovery, says WEF
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has said the challenges of climate change, cyber-security and space are emerging risks to global economic recovery.
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has said the challenges of climate change, cyber-security and space are emerging risks to global economic recovery.
Survey cites climate change as biggest threat to world economy
Extreme weather was considered the world's biggest risk in the short term and a failure of climate action in the medium and long term—two to 10 years, the survey showed.
LONDON—Only one in 10 World Economic Forum members surveyed expects the global recovery to accelerate over the next three years, a poll of nearly 1,000 business, government, and academic leaders found, with only one in six optimistic about the world outlook.
The World Economic Forum’s survey of global risks found climate action failure, extreme weather, and biodiversity loss were what worried experts…