It’s better known for the yearly financial knees-up that is the World Economic Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of quiet charm, as Ruth Styles found out
… Davos: taking back the banker’s paradise Ruth Styles | 5th October 2011 Ethical Living Davos Klosters Switzerland Nature Wildlife … Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of …
The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in a luxury Swiss Ski Resort in Davos is underway. A great meeting of minds and money will discuss the 2018 agenda of ‘creating a shared future in a fractured world’. But is there a more ominous agenda: the protection of the powerful and the wealthy? KATIE HODGETTS investigates
… Four reasons why Davos is far from being our global economic … Katie Hodgetts | 23rd January 2018 Comment Davos Friends Of The Earth Europe davos.jpg The annual World Economic Forum …
Can billionaires help to transform systems and empower diverse communities?
… Activist engagement with the 'Davos set' Rupert Read Jem Bendell | 12th March 2020 News Thought Leaders Davos WEF World Economic Forum Money … humanity from environmental disaster? Read: Davos and capitalist time If so, could …
Environmental campaigners Greenpeace criticise financial sector for continuing to finance fossil fuels, despite dire warnings about the state of the climate.
… Davos bankers 'nothing short of hypocrites' … News Climate Emergency Greenpeace Finance Davos Thought Leaders Editor’s Picks 800px-davos_congress_centre.jpg Environmental …
The World Economic Forum is a beast with two heads; the first is old-world economic growth and capitalism, while the new is one set on solving the mountain of problems created by the other. How can events like the WEF be 'retooled' to serve succeeding generations? NICK BREEZE reports
… Deluging Davos: the World Economic Forum could do with … Nick Breeze | 29th January 2018 Comment Davos Climate Change Donald Trump … the mountain lift from the main promenade in Davos almost vertically upward, the commotion …
How does capitalism condition the ways in which we measure, imagine and weaponise time - and what does this mean for our future?
… Davos and 'capitalist time' Gareth Dale | 22nd … Thought Leaders Time History Historicism Davos Capitalism Thomas Mann Walter Benjamin … and what does this mean for our future? It’s Davos time again. Our overlords are arriving …
A demonstration in Zurich, organised in less than a week, has attracted thousands of people from all walks of life, outraged by Donald Trump’s policies and telling the US President to stay away, NICK BREEZE reports
… Swiss protestors denounce Trump visit to Davos Nick Breeze | 24th January 2018 News Davos Donald Trump trump_zurich_davos_march_-_nick_breeze.jpg A demonstration …
Inequality is on the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, write David Sogge & Nick Buxton. A good thing, right? But look at the proposed 'solutions': ramp up the neoliberal 'development' model; lighten business regulation; pursue globalisation with greater vigor ... Yes, you got it. They would all accelerate the transfer the world's wealth upwards to corporate elites.
… The Davos solution to inequality? Another … on the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, write David Sogge & Nick … gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, an invitation-only event …
UK solar entrepreneur tells world leaders at Davos: fracking for shale oil and gas cannot help to avert a global energy crisis - and a global oil crisis could strike in 2015. Alex Kirby reports.
… Davos: Fracking won't avert energy crisis Alex … UK solar entrepreneur tells world leaders at Davos: fracking for shale oil and gas cannot … to the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos from 22 to 25 January. "The WEF likes to …
The 2018 Global Risks Report shows that it is environmental issues which actually deserve our politician's concern - despite the headlines being dominated by conflict and cyberattacks - reports JOE WARE
… Davos is waking up to environmental risks - … Forum Environmental Damage Climate Change Davos thomas-hafeneth-234470_-_joe_ware.jpg … the global elite in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. This year the media coverage of the …
Declaration coincides with World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where museum's scientists are speaking on climate breakdown.
… Natural History Museum World Economic Forum Davos Change Makers 22872799-1.jpg Declaration … coincides with World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where museum's scientists … with this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where some of the museum's …
Launched at Davos this week, a WEF report on electricity generation predicts that solar power will cost twice as much in 2030, as the lowest cost sources today, writes Chris Goodall. It's sources? WEF isn't telling. But if 'facts' like these are driving the decisions of big energy CEOs, heaven help their companies in years to come.
… Corporations sevilla-pv-cut.jpg Launched at Davos this week, a WEF report on electricity … new technologies is predictable given that Davos represents large companies, not the … WEF predicts in 20130 I think the people in Davos may have been imbibing too much of the …
President Jair Bolsonaro says he will strike balance between environment and 'much-needed economic development.
… told the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos this week. “We are committed to changing … A position he confirmed to executives in Davos on Tuesday, Folha de São Paolo reported … of the Amazon River Basin (COICA) urged Davos attendees “not to be distracted by …
Radical action on climate change should be the many versus the few, not the young versus the old.
… the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos, where elites gather to discuss how to … consequences of their political choices. From Davos, Thunberg told the BBC : "My message was … people, the very rich people, who are here in Davos." She goes on to assign them “huge …
The 'Global Redesign Initiative', a project of the World Economic Forum, aims to replace UN-based intergovernmental decision-making with unaccountable 'multi-stakeholder governance' run by and for corporations, writes Margi Prideaux. What future for nature and people in this brave new world? Generate profits for investors, or face extinction or exclusion to the margins of existence.
… afterwards the World Economic Forum (or Davos for short) started to frame its own path … governance' in its place. "In the world of Davos" , as commentator Nick Buxton wrote in … US$16.3 trillion. Outsourcing governance The Davos proposal is that key sectors of the …
Degrowth offers perspectives that should be integrated into the Green New Deal, argue the authors of a new book, The Future Is Degrowth.
… were two main political camps: the ‘Spirit of Davos’, where the world’s economic and … have each been split into two poles. On the Davos side, there are not only the globalists, … green growth globalism, firmly placed in the Davos camp. But we are, here, only interested …
Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to find a 'fourth industrial revolution' to keep the 'growth' juggernaut rolling, write Bennet Francis & Rupert Read. But their efforts are doomed: the real challenge we face is to build a healthy, more equal society and a green, sustainable future for us all.
… Consumerism China consumerism-cut.jpg Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to … were gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, whose theme this year is "the fourth … careers, the finance executives assembled in Davos will probably have heard the canard, …
Over 100,000 Burkina Faso farmers were pleased with Monsanto's yield-boosting Bt cotton, write Brian Dowd-Uribe & Matthew Schnurr. But not the companies that had to buy the crop at a fixed government-set price. The shorter fibres produced by Bt varieties led to less lint being extracted, and of lower quality, making it a lose-lose proposition for the country's most important industry.
… Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bill Gates said that GM crops are a … traits - in this case, cotton quality. At Davos, Gates said: "Africans I think will …
From taking the ferry to a budget version of the Orient Express, Greentraveller founder, Richard Hammond, shares his top five ways to holiday without harming the planet
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Circular economy strategies essential as reuse of resources falls to 8.6 percent.
… organisation Circle Economy launched today in Davos at the annual meeting of the World … the report during the World Economic Forum in Davos (21-24 January), an annual meeting which …
Whether you’re in the market for an organic French farm or a spot of skiing in the Scottish Cairngorms, there’s an eco-friendly half term break for you and your family
… with nature, says Tom Watts GREEN LIVING Davos: taking back the banker’s paradise It’s … Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of …
Getting away for a weekend with friends doesn’t have to cost the earth and it certainly doesn’t mean having to splash out. Greentraveller has some eco-friendly suggestions
… with nature, says Tom Watts GREEN LIVING Davos: taking back the banker’s paradise It’s … Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of …
Limburg’s capital boasts hearty local food, historic monuments and wonderful walks – all just a short train ride away
… for a British weekend break GREEN LIVING Davos: taking back the banker’s paradise It’s … Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of …
Brilliant Minds' “Fluxability Quotient” conference in Stockholm is a dangerous mix of cliches and verbiage. Greta Thunberg should ditch it.
… to Improving the State of the World' - Davos is committed above all to economic … and respect Greta’s decision to go to Davos: at least there were experts, policy … of Greta Thunberg. Her logic for going to Davos was to influence the rich and powerful …