Davos Schedules Special Session On Australian Fires But Country's Delegation Won't Even Attend
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is freaking out about climate change, but the world’s latest climate villain — the Australian government — is giving Davos the cold shoulder. The growing unease is crystallized in the WEF’s 2020 Global Risks Perception Survey released today, which claims that the Top 5 risks most likely facing the world are all climate-related.
That marks “the first time in the survey’s history that one category has occupied all five of the top spots,” according to Børge Brende, the WEF’s president. The WEF surveyed 1,047 members of its networks — 44 percent were from climate-conscious Europe — and asked them to rate 30 possible risks.
The organization is so alarmed at governments and companies failing to heed its climate warnings that it decided to invite climate activist Greta Thunberg back to its stage next week, and has begun sharing her slap-downs of global leaders through its official channels.
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The fires have decimated an area twice the size of Belgium and killed millions of animals, putting Australia in the Davos firing line next week. There’s only one problem: Canberra isn’t playing ball. The WEF session on the Australian fires doesn’t include any Australian speakers. Mathias Cormann — Australia’s finance minister and the only minister from Down Under attending — will limit himself to speaking about the “Indian Ocean Rim” at his only official WEF session. Besides Cormann, there are just an handful of Australian WEF participants, with none addressing climate issues. The last Australian prime minister to address the forum was Tony Abbott in 2014 — and he counts repealing the country's carbon tax as one of his greatest achievements in office.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/australia-snubs-davos-session-australian-fires/
