Although M Holding's letter ‘Will the Greens chang tack?' (The Sun, November 15), shows a completely closed mind when it comes to climate change.
But he's quite right in one regard - the need to redistribute wealth is a major factor in finding a resolution to this potentially catastrophic problem. Possessions and wealth are drivers of war between nations throughout history.
In present-day times, the pursuit of a high standard of living reached by Western nations with huge and increasing consumption of energy, especially of fossil fuels, together with continued destruction of carbon-absorbing rainforests, is leading to the destruction of climatic conditions conducive to humans and many other species.
China's endeavours to lift much of its population out of serfdom is causing it to rapidly catch-up with America as a major polluter; and India and other nations are not far behind.
The need for greater frugality in consumption and use of resources (which the M Holdings of this world will strenuously oppose), will be a very hard but essential message to put across.
We'e recently seen a change of government in Australia (a large polluter), where unpopularity of a carbon-tax was a major factor.
Our present NZ Government's policies give no indication of reining in emissions and consumption but in fact seek to increase polluting industries, and use of both coal and oil - regardless of the adverse evidence to their use.
E Orsulich, Otumoetai.