I’ll be the first to acknowledge the counter arguments. There are areas where the Trump presidency is bound to slow things down. Companies will be less likely to invest in nascent sectors that rely on supportive government dollars or policy, meaning that technologies like hydrogen and biofuels may take a hit.

C.E.O.s, policymakers and billionaires at the World Economic Forum’s conference have long pledged to fight climate change. Has it done any good?

The jet fumes have now settled on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual gathering in Davos, which allows us to reflect on what business, political, and civil society leaders had to say about the pressing global issues of 2025.

Every year, leaders from politics and business come together with economists, investors and even celebrities at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. One of the five key themes of this year's event was safeguarding the planet.

Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.

Climate activists sprayed green paint over Amazon's base in Davos on Monday and disrupted helicopter landings at the start of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. Swiss police swarmed to close down both protests as global business and political leaders descended on the mountain resort on the opening day of the meeting,

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk loom large over this year's World Economic Forum in Davos.

President Trump’s first policy announcements had cast a long shadow over proceedings in Davos, even before he addressed the World Economic Forum virtually and invited business to come and make their products in America or face tariffs.

President Donald Trump has given everyone at Davos something to talk about with his actions on the first day of his second term.

A panelist from the University of Tokyo at a Newsweek event in Davos said business leaders need a "coordinated road map" to solve pressing climate challenges.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has served as a platform to address global challenges, yet 83% of its original delegates were men.