Talking about climate change, that is. More evidence that it’s the hot political topic of the moment — even the muckety-mucks at Davos are all abuzz over greenhouse gas emissions:

Davos organizers say that one in five of their participants listed protecting the environment as an issue on which world leaders should concentrate. This was up from only 9 percent last year … If one trend defines this year’s Davos, it may be the recognition by top business leaders that the world can’t wait any longer to confront climate change.

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