2021: the year the real economy must start building a net-zero, nature-positive partnership

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Climate action failure, extreme weather and biodiversity loss are among the top global risks for the next decade, according to the Global Risks Report 2021.

We have just a decade to get things on track for a net-zero and nature-positive economy.

Industry, finance and government must work together to scale impacts quickly.

Buried beneath the dour daily headlines on COVID-19 infections, lockdowns and travel bans, the latest science about our planet released during 2020 makes for tough reading. Despite the reductions in air travel and the global economic slowdown caused by the pandemic, climate change sadly has not slowed down this past year.
We have only until 2030 to get things on track for a net-zero and nature-positive economy – this should sharpen our minds for action. Unfortunately, as the economic effects of COVID-19 cause government debts to rise sharply, there is now much less public money available for activities like climate protection or ecosystem restoration – this should sharpen our appetite for innovation.