Renewable technology – the key to our future?

As the threat of global warming advances so does the search for solutions. One hope for the future is that technologies such as solar power and carbon 'capture' could come to the rescue. But are these hopes misguided? MEPs on the European Parliament's temporary Climate Change Committee held a hearing on 19 November 2007 to gauge opinion on the matter. Across the board they heard from experts and MEPs of the need for investment in new technologies such as solar energy and storing CO2 from underground and sea.