As geopolitical tensions continue to ripple through global markets, the fragility of our fossil fuel-dependent world becomes increasingly apparent.

At last week’s Munich Security Conference California Governor Gavin Newsom emphasized the urgency to collaborate at the sub-national level in the face of increasingly unstable US leadership, through “partnerships that make California stronger, Americans safer, and our planet healthier.” He said: “Growth and security depend on democratic values, credibility, and climate action.”

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Today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – shortly before President Trump presented his vision of a future marked by science denial – another vision was shared with the world. 

As world leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, scientists, economists and business executives have signed an open letter calling for a shared prosperity path to replace the outdated model of fossil-fuelled growth, which is accelerating inequality, geopolitical instability, and climate and ecological collapse.