Sustainable art and architecture

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The choice of images by Antony Gormley to accompany Naomi Klein’s climate-change forebodings couldn’t be more inappropriate. Gormley, creator of Angel of the North, along with Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor and other modern sculptors with a penchant for oversized metal structures, contributes prodigiously to carbon emissions. Their personal vision blinds them to their destructive legacy. A cultural ethic that respects and cherishes, not degrades, the environment is called for.John LloydLondon

• The terrifying essay by Naomi Klein highlights another issue: we need a Green party that focuses relentlessly on dealing with climate change and not one that, as seems to be happening under its new leadership, wants to become an offshoot of Labour.Chris HardyLondon

For the most part the press has ignored, trivalised or even denied climate change, so I await with great interest what you will be publishing in the coming days. • Jonathan Freedland (8 March) mentioned George Marshall and his latest book, Don’t Even Think About It – Why our brains are wired to ignore climate change. Next Saturday (14 March) at 2.30pm George is talking to the Montgomery Energy Group about this book and the measures it discusses.

Mike MemberyLlandyssil, Powys

• Ah. Heads of state will be jetting into Paris for December’s climate conference, will they (Keep it in the ground, 10 March)? It’s so reassuring to know they’ve understood global warming.Ann KramerHastings, East Sussex

• Re your Keep it in the ground journey: please could you include a proposal to make it mandatory for all new buildings to have solar panels?Gillian CaddickPeterborough, Cambridgeshire

• Hurrah for Alan Rusbridger and the Guardian. Nothing has given me so much hope for the future of the human race as your paper over recent days. Heartfelt thanks. If only I could vote for a Guardian party on 7 MayKate GibbsLlanfairfechan, Conwy