A chara, – Further to “European Commission recommends ambitious new climate targets but ditches plan to curb pesticide use” (World, February 6th), I am not sure which alarmed me more regarding the withdrawal of the measure aimed at reducing pesticides by the European Commission – the actual withdrawal of the proposal or the reason given.
Life on this planet surely faces bigger problems than a curb on pesticides being seen as a “symbol of polarisation”. – Is mise,
FINOLA DOOGAN,
Ferrybank,
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