THE issue over what the summit in Copenhagen achieved is a debate set to run and run.

The climate talks proved one thing: that no one can agree on a solution. This is obvious when you consider what was at stake.

There is no magic bullet solution to the problem just hot air. Talk is cheap, but to think climate change would be solved at one conference is essentially a bridge too far.

The wheels have to be put in motion, but it will take years for plans to be realised.

You are more likely to see Elvis Presley appear as a guest star on X-Factor than get the major nations to agree on a unified solution.

Fossil fuels are expensive and money talks. Oil companies have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, but should have the foresight to realise their goldmine won’t last forever.

One day the Earth’s natural resources will run dry, and you can only go to the well so many times.

Unfortunately no global plan was agreed at the Copenhagen Conference for such a scenario.

However, there’s serious doubt over whether global warming is really happening or not. Furthermore, the Earth’s natural cycle has been blamed on global warming, which may be true to a degree. But the evidence is minimal, if at all.

The conference was a chance to pave the way for change and take action by encouraging development into alternative fuels, cutting pollution, and forging a resolute plan.

Alas, old habits die hard.

DAVID TINSON, Moorland Road, Witney