Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz

Dear Santa, I have just heard the news that last year's green house emissions from burning fossil fuels rose by more than five per cent.

That's not good, especially for you and all your helpers at the North Pole. You have a big enough job without having to worry about your home melting away. Is there any way that this Christmas you can influence all the people with the power in the world to agree on what we can all do to cut back on the emissions that's changing our climate.

I know it's a big task, but if anyone can, you can. You can show them Rudolph and co produce clean gas emissions, that they don't have any carbon footprints and that the only global warming you cause is to the hearts of children around the globe.

Yes I know that everyone from all the various countries around the globe are going to have to give a bit. Expectations around the world are going to have to be matched with what the poor old planet can cope with now and more particularly for the future. We need someone to do something or else we might not have many white Christmas' left. Anyway, if you could do your best, that would be great.

PS: Also, if you could enable world peace in 2012 that would be great.