Environmental protection is no doubt a major issue confronting the modern society with the development of new technologies and the explosion of world population. While the issue is certainly relevant to each individual citizen and all the companies, some people contend that only the government should be concerned about protecting the environment.
I concede that the government should lead the efforts in addressing the environmental problems. Nevertheless, cooperation and participation from the corporations and individual citizens are essential as well.
There is no doubt that the government is the agency that should play the leading roles in solving the environmental problems. To begin with, with the power to collect taxes from individual citizens and private companies, the government have the financial resources that are necessary to deal with environmental issues. In addition, the government may formulate policies to provide incentives for the companies and individuals to reduce the amount of pollution caused by their activities. Finally, the government is the only institution that may enact laws related to environmental problems.
On the other hand, without the cooperation and participation of individual citizens and private companies, the government's efforts to protect the environment would not be effective. For example, the government may launch a campaign to educate the public about the desirability of driving compact cars for reducing the air pollution. The campaign would make little difference if the individuals pay little attention to the information or do not care about the environment at all. Nor would the government's goal be achieved if the car manufacturers do not produce more compact cars for the market. In other words, the government alone cannot solve the problem of environment. It takes the collaborative efforts from individual and corporate citizens to improve the situation.
In conclusion, I agree that the government should take the responsibility to lead the society in addressing the problems of environmental pollution as it has the power and resources necessary to do so. Nonetheless, individual citizens and private companies have to be engaged if the government is to accomplish anything.
Environmental
protection is no doubt a major issue confronting the modern society with the development of new technologies and the explosion of world population. While the issue is
certainly
relevant to each
individual
citizen
and all the
companies
,
some
people
contend that
only
the
government
should
be concerned
about protecting the environment.
I concede that the
government
should lead the efforts in addressing the
environmental
problems
.
Nevertheless
, cooperation and participation from the corporations and
individual
citizens
are essential
as well
.
There is no doubt that the
government
is the agency that should play the leading roles in solving the
environmental
problems
. To
begin
with, with the power to collect taxes from
individual
citizens
and private
companies
, the
government
have the financial resources that are necessary to deal with
environmental
issues.
In addition
, the
government
may formulate policies to provide incentives for the
companies
and
individuals
to
reduce
the amount of pollution caused by their activities.
Finally
, the
government
is the
only
institution that may enact laws related to
environmental
problems.
On the other hand
, without the cooperation and participation of
individual
citizens
and private
companies
, the
government
's efforts to protect the environment would not be effective.
For example
, the
government
may launch a campaign to educate the public about the desirability of driving compact cars for reducing the air pollution. The campaign would
make
little
difference if the
individuals
pay
little
attention to the information or do not care about the environment at all. Nor would the
government
's goal
be achieved
if the car manufacturers do not produce more compact cars for the market.
In other words
, the
government
alone cannot solve the
problem
of environment. It takes the collaborative efforts from
individual
and corporate
citizens
to
improve
the situation.
In conclusion
, I
agree
that the
government
should take the responsibility to lead the society in addressing the
problems
of
environmental
pollution as it has the power and resources necessary to do
so
. Nonetheless,
individual
citizens
and private
companies
have to
be engaged
if the
government
is to accomplish anything.