World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report of 2022 is dominated by the climate crisis. Climate action failure, extreme weather events, and biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are considered the top three of the top 10 global risks by severity over the next 10 years. Respondents also report a general sense of foreboding about the future. Less than 16% are ‘optimistic’ or ‘positive’ about the outlook for the world. Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum, said in a statement: ”Our planet is on fire and we have to deal with it – this is a risk we know, we are not faced with a blind spot”. He also added: “Risk reports show the cost of inaction far outweighing the cost of action.” read more: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/01/global-risks-report-climate-change-covid19