World leaders to focus on energy and environment
Concerns about global warming and resolving the seemingly endless tensions in the Middle East are set to dominate the agenda of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Switzerland.
About 2,500 business and political leaders – including musicians and social activists Bono and Peter Gabriel – will meet for the annual gathering that begins in Davos today to talk politics, economics and social issues in an atmosphere aimed at finding long-term solutions instead of quick fixes.