A video created at XPLANE for The Economist‘s Carbon Economy Summit, November 17-18, 2009 in Washington, D.C. explains how the global political landscape around climate change is evolving, and new markets are being created for green technologies and solutions.

At the summit, The Economist will convene a diverse group of senior representatives from business, government, academia and international organizations to explore the global policies necessary to secure the worlds energy future. Timed with the publication of a special report in The Economist, The Carbon Economy summit will examine how the political environment has changed since Kyoto and how committed regions and industries are to a sustainable carbon strategy.