- January 22, 2021
Pandemic Impacts Will Last A Decade While Climate Change Accelerates
Mike Scott
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“Climate change—to which no one is immune—continues to be a catastrophic risk. Although lockdowns worldwide caused global emissions to fall in the first half of 2020, evidence from the 2008–2009 financial crisis warns that emissions could bounce back,” the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks report 2021 warns. “A shift towards greener economies cannot be delayed until the shocks of the pandemic subside.” Climate action failure is the most impactful and second most likely long-term risk identified in the report.