But everything suggests that, once more, what will not be addressed at their meeting is the biggest threat to humanity and the planet: neoliberal capitalism. Yet at its core, economic inequality is about much more fundamental issues. Kemp also detects economic inequality as a crucial factor in predicting societal collapse. An increasing proportion of the wealth created under neoliberal capitalism goes to the richest 1%. That is what we need to know about increased economic inequality.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2026 20:42 UTC