Our unsustainable lifestyles and commitment to perpetual economic growth have become the major drivers of climate change and loss of biodiversity on Earth (Only rebellion will prevent an ecological apocalypse, 15 April). The research team tested three other scenarios, and the only one that met all goals implemented systemic transformational change. The organisation I founded, the World Future Council, has identified the best policy solutions available in countries, regions and cities worldwide. Jakob von UexkullFounder, World Future Council• Larry Elliott is informative on a subject that matters, as usual (Threadneedle Street’s timely warning for banks and insurers: take climate change seriously, 16 April). Climate change is just such a risk of change.”But even the premium increases 10 years later don’t appear to have cut emissions sufficiently.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2019 16:52 UTC