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By Linnea Lueken

The World Economic Forum’s Davos shindig wrapped up last week, as did The Heartland Institute’s inaugural World Prosperity Forum. Along with freedom-loving allies in Europe, Heartland decided it was time to host our own conference.

At the World Prosperity Forum, instead of promoting globalism and climate mania, we argued for national sovereignty and common sense. Our forum was held in Zurich, and I got the opportunity to ride the train up those beautiful mountains to see what all our supposed betters were up to at Davos.

I went with two colleagues. We weren’t allowed inside the main event and didn’t feel like testing the line of armed police and excited Belgian shepherds guarding the gate, but the ski village’s main street was filled with pavilions sponsored by heavy hitters, including BlackRock, Palantir and Meta.

I was most interested in finding the climate section of the conference because we have been hearing rumors that “green” is dying at the World Economic Forum.

Ahead of Davos, polling conducted by the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Perception Survey asked the “experts” in attendance what they were most worried about heading into the meetup. Climate Change News was alarmed to learn that attendees reported a lot less concern about climate change issues this year than at past conferences.

These dignitaries report that their concerns are shifting toward “economic risks like geo-economic confrontation, economic downturn, inflation, and asset bubbles bursting.”

I wondered whether that polling reflected reality on the ground in Davos, and it certainly seemed to.

We almost walked right past the climate “hub.” It was nearly empty save for some people gathered around the patio space at a nearby restaurant. It had the vibe of a granola-sprinkled corporate space at a mild tailgate. There were hockey-putting game stations, a booth about mushrooms (the drug kind) and an area with an encampment of ayahuasca advocates (I’m not kidding). There was exactly one protester, an ambiguously gendered person dressed as a cow in stiletto boots.

The venue for breakout sessions was a small coffee shop with a dark stage in the back. Admission was free; to get in, you needed only to give your email and a short statement about your greatest professional contribution to saving the planet. I said mine was “educating laypeople on climate science,” which is completely true (though probably not in a way the World Economic Forum would appreciate).

The climate hub was subdued, with little to no green advertising outside the small area. The busiest time was around dinner, and the most popular food stand was one selling veal bratwursts, which I’m pretty sure isn’t on anyone’s list of “sustainable” foods.

As my colleague Donald Kendal pointed out, the World Economic Forum website shows that at past conferences, about 35 panel sessions focused on climate. That number suddenly dropped to 20 last year. This year, only 11 panel sessions included “climate” in their titles.