Visible change

A problem with many programmes under way to reduce emissions is that they are not obvious to the general public, hence protests by school children about lack of progress. The Government needs to promote highly visible examples, like wind farms, but locate these in prime positions where they can’t possibly be missed. For example, on One Tree Hill, Mt Wellington, Bastion Pt, Mt Victoria, even Rangitoto. This would illustrate to locals and visitors that the Government means business.

No doubt such disfiguring of the landscape would create many protests, but this could be effectively countered by labelling protesters with the ultimate insult and put-down, “climate change denier”.

The fact that there may be more appropriate and productive locations for wind farms is irrelevant. It is the image that counts. John St Julian, Clover Park.