Alex Singleton | Journalist and political commentator

I have the following letter in today’s Independent newspaper:

Thank goodness the BBC has cancelled its day-long Planet Relief. Fighting climate change is essential, but discussions about how to solve it are already too often hijacked by those who simply want to attack globalisation and the market economy. Having comedians urge viewers to do a mass turning off of electricity would do nothing to improve the debate.

Instead, we need a more balanced discussion about how to harness technology and enterprise to develop realistic solutions. The sackcloth-and-ashes approach may appeal to campaigners, but to be politically viable, approaches need to be good for the economy, too.