Letter of the week: Motherhood vs Mother Earth

For many young people in the West , the decision about whether to have children will become increasingly difficult as the impacts of climate change become more apparent and difficult to ignore.

For me, family, children and grandchildren have been my main purpose in life. Parenthood brings joy and tribulation aplenty, but above all love.

Phil Hebblethwaite's piece on Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia antartica (Music, 17 January ) claims the most famous written line in exploration literature is Captain Scott ’s “ For God's sake, look after our people” Captain Lawrence Oates : “I am just going outside, and may be some time”.