Every time I turn the TV on I seem to find either worldwide floods, wildfires and other extreme weather events or programmes enjoying the globe-trotting lifestyle of millionaires in Dubai and luxury hotels in the Maldives. Published research shows that from 1990 to 2015 the world’s wealthiest 1% were responsible for more than twice as much carbon dioxide emissions as the entire poorer half of the global population. Do the TV companies and presenters really not see any connection between excessive consumption and climate change? Do they lack the moral courage to mention one in a show about the other? Or are they just worried that doing so would reduce the number of nice trips they get to go on?
Andrew Myer, Islington Green Party