Covid has undermined fight against global heating, says WEF

Sharper divisions between rich and poor countries are making a united response more difficult, survey finds

Scars left by the Covid-19 pandemic have deepened the global divide between rich and poor countries and will make it harder to find common cause in the fight against global heating, according to the World Economic Forum.

A WEF report puts climate or environment-related threats in the top five slots in its list of the 10 long-term risks but warned a vaccine divide" was making collaboration to limit temperature increases more difficult.