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U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the concerns of environmental activists as “pessimism” in a speech to political and business leaders at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday. Climate change and global warming are topping the agenda at this year’s annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, with […]

By Jessica Corbett Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland next week—which convenes the world’s wealthiest and most powerful for a summit that’s been called both the “money Oscars” and a “threat to democracy”—the group published a report declaring, “Of all risks, it is in relation to the environment that […]

Far and wide, young people consider climate change to be the world’s most serious issue, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Shaper Survey of more than 31,000 millennials from 186 countries and territories. Close to half (48.8 percent) of those surveyed chose “climate change/destruction of nature” as their No. 1 concern. This is […]

By Ariana López Peña Costa Rica was the most environmentally advanced and happiest place on Earth last year, followed by Mexico, Colombia, Vanuatu and Vietnam. So concluded the Happy Planet Index, which recently released its 2016 ranking of “where in the world people are using ecological resources most efficiently to live long, happy lives.” That […]

Renewable energy has reached an important milestone. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has determined that in many parts of the world, solar energy is now the same price or even cheaper than fossil fuels for the first time. In a handbook released this month, the WEF observed how the price of renewable technologies, particularly solar, […]