The world faces a “dark future” if it fails to tackle climate change and inequality, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde warned on Tuesday. “If we don’t address these issues... we will be moving to a dark future” in 50 years, she told a major economic conference in the Saudi capital. On climate change, Lagarde said “we will be toasted, roasted and grilled” if the world fails to take “critical decisions” on the issue. Lagarde also called for tackling inequality between men and women and countries that are “haves” and those that are “have nots”. If the world wants a future that “looks like utopia and not dystopia”, it needs to address such concerns, Lagarde said.

Source: Hindustan Times October 24, 2017 09:33 UTC