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Zero. This is not an opinion. It is a fact. Across the 2026 World Economic Forum, the main special addresses from Trump, Carney, Merz, von der Leyen, Zelenski, and Macron amounted to almost four hours of speaking time. In those four hours: Not once was climate change or global warming mentioned. Let that sink in. These speeches are revealing. Not because of what was said, but because of what was carefully avoided. They show, in plain sight, what currently ranks as urgent for the political elite and what does not This is exactly why We Don’t Have Time was present in Davos While climate disappeared from the main stage, we did the opposite. Together with our partners GreenUp and the Davos Climate Hub, we broadcast more than 40 hours of live climate content, reaching over 15 million people worldwide. At a time when many leaders and companies are actively avoiding the word climate, our role becomes even more critical. The climate crisis will not disappear just because the political climate has hardened. Standing up for facts, science, and what is right now takes more courage than ever. The Alternative WEF speech  From left: Carlos Nobre – Climate scientist, former President of CAPES (Brazil), leading expert on Amazon tipping points | Paul Polman – Former CEO of Unilever | Sandrine Dixson-Declève – Honorary Co-Chair, Club of Rome | Johan Rockström – Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. That silence did not go unanswered. Just before President Trump’s address, an alternative WEF speech was delivered in Davos by some of the world’s leading scientists and systems thinkers. The speech was not on the official agenda of the World Economic Forum. It was not permitted on the public square either. So we found another place. Quite literally, the only available space was a pile of snow. From there, climate reality was addressed head-on. While much of Davos had President Trump’s speech top of mind, this moment may prove to be the one history remembers: scientists standing up for facts, for evidence, and for what is right, even when it was inconvenient, even when there was no official stage. Broadcast globally on We Don’t Have Time, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Johan Rockström, Carlos Nobre, and Paul Polman presented a clear alternative to the economic and political model on display in Davos. Their message was unambiguous: the old system is a dead end. Every year, trillions are lost to climate and ecological breakdown. This is not the cost of progress, but the cost of delay. Their “giant leap” scenario shows that investing just 1–2 percent of global GDP in climate action and nature restoration can generate tenfold returns in economic, social, and environmental value. They challenged the idea that prosperity can be measured by GDP alone. A viable economy must ensure that every child has enough to eat, every worker can live without fear, and every society can thrive within planetary boundaries. Continued fossil-fuel expansion offers no path forward. This was not a protest. It was not theatre. It was a science-based intervention, delivered from the margins at a moment when silence had become the norm. Everyone at We Don’t Have Time who helped make this possible is proud to have stood up for science when it mattered. If this speech matters to you too, help it travel. Download the video and share it on your own social media so more people can see what science actually says about our future. |
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