Donald Trump is hampering fight against climate change, WEF warns
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from on (#3DGZ7)
World Economic Forum outlines huge increase in all five eco risks since the US president assumed office
The World Economic Forum delivered a strong warning about Donald Trump's go-it-alone approach to tackling climate change as it highlighted the growing threat of environmental collapse in its annual assessment of the risks facing the international community.
In the run-up to the US president's speech to its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next week, the WEF avoided mentioning Trump by name but said "nation-state unilateralism" would make it harder to tackle global warming and ecological damage.
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