The Editor:
Re: Letter: Premier's push for affordable housing will destroy Lower Mainland cities (Jan. 30, 2023)
I agree that the density which appears to be in our future will probably make our cities much more crowded and put pressure on our parks and other public spaces.
But the problem is not as simple as investigating alternate possibilities.
We have put off the problem of population and the carbon load that puts in our atmosphere too long for us to pursue simple solutions.
We will be faced with simultaneously trying to adapt to climate change, trying to remedy the cause of climate change and coping with tens of thousands of climate refugees from various parts of the world which are already close to uninhabitable.
It sounds apocalyptic, but if you look at the climate projections and the already significant flow of climate refugees, I don't believe I'm exaggerating.
I don't believe that new technology alone will solve this cluster of problems.
It will require governments and populations to act cooperatively, and with the urgency the situation calls for.
- Richard Hollins, Coquitlam
