Seven Themes That Will Dominate Davos 2015

7 Themes That Will Dominate Davos 2015
A cable train makes its way up the Weissfluhjoch mountain in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. The world's financial and political elite will head this week to the Swiss Alps for 2015's gathering of the World Economic Forum , WEF, at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A cable train makes its way up the Weissfluhjoch mountain in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. The world's financial and political elite will head this week to the Swiss Alps for 2015's gathering of the World Economic Forum , WEF, at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Last year was the warmest on record, and climate change will be high on the agenda during the first full day of events in Davos.

Al Gore, the former vice-president of the US, who has described climate change as “the biggest challenge our civilisation faces”, is taking centre stage alongside Pharrell Williams, the pop star who sang “Happy” but who is appearing as creative director of Bionic Yarn, a company that turns fibres from recycled plastic into durable textiles.

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