SIR - I fully share Keith Thomson's disappointment (T&A, October 26) that the leader of the Council and the chief executive are not focused on the dangers of climate change.
As Mr Thomson points out, both men are young and will probably watch the arctic ice shelf disappear within their lifetimes - just one of the catastrophic consequences of climate change.
The key to slowing climate change is to cut our carbon emissions. Bradford Council's own carbon footprint' is approximately 55,000 tonnes a year, yet we currently have no target for reducing it despite the fact the Council should set an example for the rest of the district to follow.
A good place to start would be to invest heavily in carbon-neutral renewable energy sources, including solar photovoltaics and micro wind turbines, for the council's 600-odd buildings.
These buildings currently get just three per cent of their energy from such sources. This is why the Green Party's district councillors will ask the Executive, at Tuesday's full council meeting, to review energy provision and investigate the opportunities for investment in renewables.
Coun Kevin Warnes (Green, Shipley) Moorhead Terrace, Shipley
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