Griff Rhys Jones with members of the Save Museum Street campaign group outside under-threat Selkirk House in Bloomsbury

• CLIMATE Emergency Camden objects to the proposed demolition of the existing building at One Museum Street, (Griff Rhys Jones joins campaign against tower block demolition, August 10).

The proposal is incompatible with current targets to reduce carbon emissions to control dangerous climate breakdown.

We are currently heading to a situation where the “overshoot” on carbon emissions reductions will cause irreparable harm to the global environment.

We are on track for temperature rises of three to four degrees, well above the aims of the Paris Agreement.

The United Kingdom simply does not have the available “carbon budget” to go on with “business-as-usual” model predicated on continued growth.

In order to have a chance for survival we have to change this model to one which is compatible with living within the constraints of our planet.

This means working to improve the existing building stock, and not pursuing demolition and rebuild which continues to be so prevalent in Camden.

As shown by the Save Museum Street campaign group, retaining and refurbishing the existing building is possible and would be significantly less harmful to the environment.

We call on Camden to show political leadership, to put the livelihoods of our children and grandchildren first and refuse this application.

Please object to this application by emailing planning@camden.gov.uk and quoting the planning reference number which is 2023/2510/P.

CLIMATE EMERGENCY CAMDEN