Here’s What World Leaders Think Is the Greatest Risk for 2016

Some of the world’s most powerful people are worried about the environment, finally.

Climate change ranks as the No. 1 concern of global leaders, according to a new survey from the World Economic Forum. It’s the 11th year that the World Economic Forum has published the survey, which polls 750 of the group’s members, including CEOs and leaders and experts in various fields. The organization publishes the survey on the eve of its annual confab in Davos, which kicks off next week.

The environment has come up as a concern before. But this is the first year that it ranks No. 1. Last year, it was the No. 5, behind regional conflicts, weapons of mass destruction, pandemics, and water shortages.For the eight of the first nine years of the survey, financial markets ranked as the No. 1 concern of World Economic Forum members. This is a monied crowd, afterall.

Some of the world’s most powerful people are worried about the environment, finally.

Climate change ranks as the No. 1 concern of global leaders, according to a new survey from the World Economic Forum. It’s the 11th year that the World Economic Forum has published the survey, which polls 750 of the group’s members, including CEOs and leaders and experts in various fields. The organization publishes the survey on the eve of its annual confab in Davos, which kicks off next week.

The environment has come up as a concern before. But this is the first year that it ranks No. 1. Last year, it was the No. 5, behind regional conflicts, weapons of mass destruction, pandemics, and water shortages.For the eight of the first nine years of the survey, financial markets ranked as the No. 1 concern of World Economic Forum members. This is a monied crowd, after all. (click on header for more)

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