Keep Up With Davos, Ends January 24, 2020

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Davos starts on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 and runs through to Friday, January 24, 2020. The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting engages the world’s top leaders and activist youth in collaborative activities to shape global, regional and industry agendas at the beginning of each year. The theme of the 2020 meeting is Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World.

There are seven key themes at this year’s forum:

  • Healthy Futures
  • How to Save the Planet
  • Better Business
  • Beyond Geopolitics
  • Society & Future of Work
  • Fairer Economies
  • Tech for Good

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“You have not seen anything yet.”–Greta Thunberg

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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg marched with 10,000 protesters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday and demands action. She warned leaders, “You have not seen anything yet”.

In her brief speech, Greta noted that we had entered a new decade, and there are no signs whatsoever that real climate action is coming. This inaction, she says, “has to change.” She is taking this message with her to Davos next week.

Young people have been striking every Friday for over a year. They are fighting for their right to a future.

https://youtu.be/9GRq-1g6go8

Australia Fires: Climate Change Increases The Risk Of Wildfires

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UK researchers examined 57 research papers published since the last major review of climate science in 2013 and they find climate change increases the risk of wildfires. The scientists say the recent fires in Australia are a taste of what the world will experience as temperatures rise.

“The average temperature in Australia in December 2019 was exceptionally hot compared to the historical record, and played a key role in the severity and spread of the recent bushfires. Those temperatures would be normal at nearly 3C global warming.”

–Richard Betts, Chair in Climate Impacts at the University of Exeter and Head of Climate Impacts in the Met Office Hadley Centre