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January 16, 2020

Environmental issues top worries for those heading to Davos

  • The World Economic Forum said catastrophic trends like global warming and the extinction of animal species would be front and center at next week's meeting of elites.
  • By PAN PYLAS
    Associated Press

    LONDON — Following another year of extreme heat and ice sheet melt, environmental issues are now considered to be the top five long-term risks confronting the global economy, organizers of next week's gathering of elites in the Swiss resort of Davos said Wednesday.

    Citing a survey of more than 750 key decision-makers, the World Economic Forum said catastrophic trends like global warming and the extinction of animal species would be front and center at next week's meeting.


     
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