Climate Change, Davos, and the World Economic Forum

Every year leaders from "business, politics, academia, the media and civil society" meet in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss a variety of issues under the rubric of the World Economic Forum. This year's annual meeting begins tomorrow.

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization incorporated in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the Forum website, it is impartial and not-for-profit and tied to no political, partisan or national interests.

This is the first year in the group's 36-year history when climate change forms a substantial part of the five-day event.

The World Economic Forum has also set up a separate group called the Davos Climate Alliance; its website can be found right here.

The Davos meeting coincides with the launch of the US Climate Action Partnership just yesterday; another coalition that mixes business leadership with non-profits to fight the problems of climate change.