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Letters: Mature concern about man-made climate change

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nov 07, 2009

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I am a great admirer of George Monbiot, and am (I hope) as clear-sighted as he is about the self-inflicted disasters looming over our misguided species; but I must disagree with one point in his excellent dismantling of the "scepticism" of Clive James (Comment, 3 November). He claims that denial of catastrophic anthropogenic climate change is commonest among people over 65, who feel they have worked hard and have the right to wing their way around the globe, merrily adding to the pollution.

I am 63 and I find my contemporaries infinitely more worried about the future of the planet than their children. In fact it constantly amazes me that so many well-informed people in their 30s shrug off environmental problems with the moronic comment that "scientists will find a solution". Yet these youngsters have small children of their own who, if crisis measures are not introduced, may die before they reproduce. My granddaughter will be three this month; if the rise of the sea-level and the degradation of natural resources continue at present rates, the planet will be ba

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