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Jan 2022
29m 33s

Risks on Earth, in space and in the meta...

World Economic Forum
About this episode

Climate change is the number one risk we face as a species, according to the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report. We look at what a ‘disorderly transition’ to net-zero might look like, and also examine the new risks posed by rapidly changing technology.

Guests: 

Peter Giger, Group Chief Risk Officer at Zurich Insurance Group; Carolina Klint, Risk Management Leader, Continental Europe, Marsh

Read more: www.weforum.org/reports/global-risks-report-2022

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