The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is this year hosted by Jordan. It is estimated that in 1000 government, academics, businessmen and tycoons are present.
The WEF has a major impact on global decision-making, and is therefore a powerful advisory body.
According to critics, the WEF is a business forum, where the richest companies can negotiate deals with other companies or politicians. The purpose of the WEF for many of the participants would be personal gain rather than solving the problems on earth. Furthermore find opponents that the WEF a non-democratically elected, but much too powerful forum.
X-factors
At the WEF are only allowed companies with a turnover of more than $ 1 billion. The price of a ticket is $ 6,250.
The WEF has a new report prepared for the 50 largest global risks. In cooperation with the scientific journal Nature, the WEF some 'X-factors' to put a row. With these X-factors will WEF policymakers point out some important points in her eyes. The issues are emerging companies with uncertain Consequences called.
Geo-engineering
Two factors stand out, namely the use of geo-engineering and the discovery of extraterrestrial life. As an example of geoengineering calls the WEF injecting small particles into the atmosphere to solar energy to stop. The report noted that the technology and thus the global climate may fall into the hands of a country or a wealthy individual.The second X-factor that stands out is the discovery of extraterrestrial life. The mighty forum presents the factor to policymakers as a risk. According to the WEF, it is possible that we extraterrestrial life or other habitable planets to explore. The report discussed the "serious consequences" of such a discovery.
Ancient civilization
The discovery of extraterrestrial life would be big news, but the world does not equal change. Extraterrestrial life has indeed been frequently discovered. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the American astronomer Percival Lowell to convince many channels on Mars could be found which were built by an ancient civilization.
One could speculate about the existence of other intelligent beings and many assumptions about human philosophy and religion in question, the report said. The authors write that the evidence of life elsewhere in the universe major physiological consequences for the human belief system. They have special campaigns for people to prepare and unintended social consequences of such a discovery and paradigm shift to occur.
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