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According to the World Economic Forum, Davos 2023 is calling for ‘bold collective action’ to address intersecting crises ranging from climate change and energy shortages to food insecurity and forced migration Davos 2023 is the World Economic Forum’s first in-person annual meeting since the start of the COVID pandemic. This year’s meeting slogan — Cooperation in a Fragmented World — …

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Davos 2023: What's the word on Climate Change at WEF?

The Swiss town of Davos is hosting 52 heads of state and government and nearly 600 global CEOs at its annual gala of the World Economic Forum. Climate change is one of the main items on the agenda for this year's meeting, which has already seen protests against the role of big oil firms, with activists saying they are hijacking …

Climate Change Oil Gore Meet Cop Iea Wef

Climate change came to the fore at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, where U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on business leaders to follow the principles outlined by an expert group to make credible net-zero pledges or risk greenwashing. With activist Greta Thunberg set to arrive in Davos and meet International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol on Thursday, climate …

Climate activists protested in Davos on Sunday against the role of big oil firms at this week's World Economic Forum, saying they were hijacking the climate debate. Major energy firms including BP, Chevron and Saudi Aramco are among the 1,500 business leaders gathering for the annual meeting in the Swiss resort, where global threats including climate change are on the …

Against the backdrop of an ongoing war, raging world inflation and looming climate change threat, over 2,500 global leaders from government, business and civil society descended in the Swiss mountain village of Davos for five days. In an interview with Business Standard’s Surajeet Das Gupta, president of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India, Sunjay Kapur, shares the preparation of component …

Davos set to host World Economic Forum, Ukraine crisis, climate change key focus

Davos: After a gap of nearly two-and-a-half years, Swiss ski resort town Davos is set to host the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting yet again with a host of global leaders including from India expected to deliberate over the Ukraine crisis, climate change and a host of other issues affecting the world. Over the past two years, the World Economic …

We are living in a moment of our planet’s history where carbon dioxide concentrations have peaked for the first time in 3 million years. Instead, governments, financial institutions and corporations made pledges about reaching “net zero” emissions, building “climate resilience” and “ending deforestation”. Today, the same tactic is deployed vis-à-vis climate change: “climate solutions” that protect, if not boost, profits …

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Climate Change: How companies are using carbon offsets to chase net-zero emissions