As nations gather to seek an agreement on solving climate change, many are working behind the scenes to create the innovations and protocols that will form the foundation of a new, emission-free society. The fossil fuels that are greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions also provide the majority of the energy that we rely on. Is it possible to create new clean sources of energy and a business environment that will help transform our planet without compromising our way of life? Read More

The success of global industrialisation throughout the 20th Century has come at a price. We burn through 85 million barrels of oil and millions of tonnes of coal every day, and such massive consumption has caused climate change. At the start of the year, Euronews began a journey to find a way to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions without compromising the energy supplies the planet relies on. In this month's Comment:Visions, we look at some of the results.

There's a wide selection of possible solutions, varying from the controversial topic of nuclear power to Carbon Capture and Storage. Erik Lindberg, who is based in Trondheim, Norway, is a champion of the latter. He believes that with some small changes to everyday life, such as in the transport industry, Carbon Capture and Storage could be the long-term solution for the next few hundred years.

In Wissington, UK Dr. Jeremy Woods believes biofuels are the way forward. Biofuels are made from living materials and only emit the CO2 from the plants they originally came from. Meanwhile, Janne Wallenius, of the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden, thinks that in 40 years nuclear power could provide one third of the electricity production of the world.

The issue is a thorny one and it may take more than one answer to solve it. Paul Nieuwenhuis, an expert in sustainable transportation based in Cardiff, argues just that. He believes that each country must create a solution that fits them, that, for example, what is right for an oil rich area such as the Middle East may not be right for a country such as Iceland, where electricity or hydrogen may be more logical solutions.

Ultimately, the only solution may be to change attitudes as well as policies. Italian professor Enzo Tiezzi and Oslo-based Dr Pal Prestrud are both confident that human nature can win through and that people will adapt to the changes necessary to make them a success. They, and many other leading figures that will shape the future of our planet, explain their thoughts further in a series of fascinating interviews.

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