From Ian Harris
Sterling Burnett alleges that “environmental interest groups are more interested in directing people’s lifestyles by limiting their energy use than they are in solving the problem of rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere” (12 October, p 26).
I see nothing wrong in persuading people to reduce their resource usage, whether it’s energy or raw materials. Those whose selfish lifestyles are destroying those of others elsewhere on the planet must be encouraged to change.
Limiting our scandalous and polluting wastage of our finite resources will probably solve the problem of rising CO2 levels. Scientific quick fixes do nothing to promote responsible behaviour, and guarantee further problems in the future.
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
