ISSUE IS NOT WHETHER WE HAVE CHANGE BUT THE TYPE

BARRY Ward ( GA, 13/6) may be right. Climate, the average weather over a period of years, has always changed and will always change.

I have no argument with that issue, but I am concerned with anthropogenic climate change. It has the potential to destroy much of the planet and life as we know it today will not be the same for my greatgreat-grandchildren.

With the world population doubling between 1960 and 2000, toxic emissions, referred to as greenhouse gases, have increased at alarming rates. With heat unable to leave the atmosphere, we have global warming; resulting in (among other things) a melting of the polar ice caps.

Some scientists have estimated that by 2100, sea levels will rise by up to 1.5m. Low-lying countries like Bangladesh, small islands and island nations may become submerged, obliterating millions of the population and those surviving will be prone to waterborne diseases.

It could also affect other areas including the US Atlantic seaboard.

Floods and droughts are already more frequent and more severe. This could impact on the world’s ability to produce food at a sustainable level.

There may also be an impact on the lives of animals, birds, insects and plants.

Put simply, man is producing more greenhouse gas than the atmosphere can cope with. For me that is a matter of concern and I would like to see our nation embracing use of non-fossil fuels in a more productive way.

Sue,

St Albans Park