If climate change sends us back to the 70s, would that be so very bad? | Letters

Stressed youngsters might well enjoy a less commercial society, writes Clare Hobba. And Alice Munnelly questions the Met Gala's green credentialsYour article describes Bill Nye, the children's science presenter, getting justly angry about climate change (Bill Nye: 'The planet's on fire, you idiots', G2, 15 May). But today's children are not the first generation to have a sharp awakening to our violation of the environment - pollution was a major concern for youngsters of the 1970s.As a child, my cultural heroes were environmentalists. The Wombles recycled rubbish, singing: "Pick up the pieces and make them into something new / Is what we do." Bagpuss was an expert in thrift: "We will fix it like new, new, new," sang the mice. As a teenager, instead of buying new, I embraced the 1970s revival of handicrafts and made my own leather bags, floaty skirts and bead jewellery. Cars were a rarity and I travelled by bus, bike or on foot and got to know my neighbours. Continue reading...