World Economic Forum: Davos Braces for Political Drama as the World Warms

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A new U.S. president’s promise to expand fossil fuels that is at odds with global ambitions to combat climate change will be a topic of discussion at the World Economic Forum.

The fires that have destroyed neighborhoods in Los Angeles, including the Palisades fire, have captured the attention of global leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Credit…Loren Elliott for The New York Times

Jan. 17, 2025, 3:34 p.m. ET

And Mr. Trump, too, will be unavoidable in Davos, even if he is not there in person. (He is expected to give a speech in a virtual appearance on Thursday.)

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Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, has been a fixture of the World Economic Forum.Credit…Denis Balibouse/Reuters

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