SIR — I refer to a letter ‘Wrong Place for Wind Turbines’ (Chronicle letters, May 14).

I would like to point out that Hampshire is currently lagging behind many other areas of the UK with respect to the development of wind turbines, and the fact is if we are to progress to a more sustainable low carbon society, then we must maximise suitable areas for renewable energy generation.

I do not want to preach on to the readers of this letter, but the fact is climate change is essentially a scientific reality and will significantly affect the lives of future generations globally, and we all have a role to play in mitigating against it now, to reduce its impact in the future.

To denounce the development of a wind turbine purely on aesthetic grounds is, in my view, short sighted and to an extent, selfish. Yes, I agree a wind turbine at Salt Hill will have a significant visual impact.

However, there are some people who believe such turbines can be beautiful and majestic structures (turbines in rural Wales and Scotland spring to mind) not an eyesore on the landscape, but a symbol of hope and inspiration for the community to become more environmentally aware helping in the drive to sustainable development.

Climate change is a global problem which requires global solutions, and I ask you to spare a thought for the millions of people living in areas such as the lowlands of Bangladesh, facing the loss of their homes due to sea level rise, along with future generations of this country to not view proposed developments such as this with frivolous NIMBYism more akin to a road bypass or nuclear power station proposal.

I have no doubt we will all have to make changes to our lives in the drive towards a more sustainable future, and a paradigm shift in our attitudes towards so-called green technology is needed to minimise the negative aspects of this.

Ross Primmer, Hampton Farm Road, Swanmore.