While it’s good news that the EU is saying goodbye to the Energy Charter Treaty, which allowed dirty energies to sue governments, it’s less clear that our own government is acting speedily on the complete mess we humans are making.

Tobias Ellwood has pointed out to Suella Braverman that the climate migration crisis will escalate as famine strikes in Africa and Asia,”and people will flood in biblical numbers to Europe and the UK”.

It is good to see (Echo 26.11.22) the Irish Environment Minister Eamon Ryan demanding that polluters pay more.

The oil and gas sector will make £3.9 trillion dollars this year, twice as much as last year.

The vulnerable must be protected.

While the Metropolitan Police rail at climate protestors for “disproportionate” actions David Mitchell points out the authorities are not just being stupid but malevolent and restrictive too with the new offence of “conspiracy to intentionally or recklessly cause public nuisance”.

If anyone’s up for a challenge I suggest they try and report the current crime of genocide to the forces of law and order.

SUSAN CHAPMAN

Parkwood Road, Southbourne