Columbian official calls for climate change lockdowns at World Economic Forum

A Columbian official this week expressed support for lockdowns to help fight climate change at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos, Switzerland. 

The official, whose name remains unknown, told Rebel News reporter Sophie Corcoran that he thought lockdowns were useful. 

“So the scientific consensus is that the carbon footprint was reduced dramatically during lockdown," said Corcoran. “So do you think that we should implement similar policies to tackle the climate crisis?” 

“I think we should implement similar policies to help the climate change,” responded the official. “This period of time helps a lot the planet. In my country specifically, Columbia...this lockdown was nice, not only for our country...but it also helps the mental health of the people...much of the families spend a lot of time with their kids.” 

As reported by Frontline News, the pandemic's lockdowns caused an increase in poverty and domestic violence, less education, and higher unemployment, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University. In the end, the lockdowns had little to no effect on COVID-19 deaths.  

The lockdowns also caused a 60% increase in the number of psychiatric patients in Israel, according to another study.  

During lockdowns, the number of obese patients increased 8%, the number of smoking patients went up 7%, the number of patients suffering from high blood pressure increased 6%, and the number of patients with cardiovascular diseases jumped 14%.  

Because of lockdowns, experts are warning of a “psychiatric pandemic” among children and adolescents. 

But the World Economic Forum ranks climate change as the most critical global threat, even over COVID-19. The globalist organization has also recommended that the public eat insects to fight climate change, hopes to phase out most meat-eating by 2030 and wants people to be charged money for their carbon emissions. 

The WEF Annual Meeting is an annual summit where the world’s most powerful elite – including Columbian officials – converge and decide the world’s agenda. 

“The future is built by us, by a powerful community such as you here in this room,” World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman Klaus Schwab told the 2500+ world leaders and dignitaries Sunday.