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DAVOS (SWITZERLAND), JAN 20
As top world leaders get ready for the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in this Swiss Alpine resort town, the Geneva-based organisation’s founder Klaus Schwab on Sunday urged all members and partners of the Forum to commit to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 or earlier.
In his letters sent to WEF members and partners, Schwab underlined the need to put in place concrete measures for a cohesive and sustainable world. The WEF’s annual meeting, starting on Monday, is expected to be attended by more than 3,000 world leaders and top CEOs.
The 50th annual meeting will have a theme of ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World’.
Meanwhile, climate activists set off on a three-day hike from Landquart in eastern Switzerland to the ski resort of Davos on Sunday to draw attention to global warming.
Some were disguised as flowers or koala bears – a reference to the bushfires currently ravaging their habitat in Australia – and holding banners including: “Let’s ignore the Donalds and listen to the Gretas”, referring to US President Donald Trump, and “Make the world cool again”. AGENCIES
