Gaia message must be heard by Cop26 delegates | Letter

Nicola Campbell and Robert Epton on James Lovelock's article in the Guardian this week and the one he co-wrote with their father for New Scientist in 1975Thank you for publishing James Lovelock's article (Beware: Gaia may destroy humans before we destroy the Earth, 2 November). It explains the climate crisis so clearly that we feel it should be compulsory reading for all delegates to Cop26. We have an extra frisson of interest, as Lovelock's 1975 New Scientist article, "The quest for Gaia", was co-authored by Sidney Epton, our father. Dad, who died in 2007, would have been delighted to see that an article written almost 50 years ago is relevant today.Nicola Campbell and Robert EptonMacclesfield, Cheshireo Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication. Continue reading...