THERE are quite a few ways in which we can stop climate change. One of them is to stop warfare, but unfortunately I don’t think the world has the will for that.

We could also stop digging for fossil fuels, and for things like diamonds and gold because we don’t need them.

Other things we could do are: reduce the use of the car and use public transport; plant one tree for every member of the population; use renewable energy and forget about expanding airports because soon we may have shorter take-off planes or vertical take-off and landing.

In 1972 I saw an article in The Observer which showed a map of the world after global warming. When I said that could happen people thought I was daft.

I have been proved right and I urge people to watch The Day After Tomorrow because that is getting pretty factual.

One of the things people have to remember is our childrens’ future. The future of the planet is more important than making money. No one country is more important than any other. We are all part of this world.

Robert Greaves,

Alder Way,

New Earswick, York

We’re on the road to being a ‘dead planet’

WITH a forecast of an increase in population and vehicle ownership, we are facing traffic deadlock. The main contributor to carbon monoxide emissions will become more intense.

I am reminded of the song ‘For every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows’. But if every garden and open space is encased in concrete with removal of trees and bushes, which soak up carbon and give out oxygen, the health of inhabitants is at risk. Nothing will thrive and we will become a dead planet.

Kenneth Bowker,

Vesper Walk,

Huntington, York