Global environmental issues are the responsibility of richer nations, not poorer ones. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
As environmental problems around the world become more serious, it is important that something is done about them as soon as possible. Because we all share the same planet, it is the responsibility of everyone to protect it, although nations with more ability to fix the problem should do more.
Richer nations became rich by using the environment and this has led to the problems we have today. By using a great amount of natural resources, like oil and coal, to produce things, they created air pollution and destroyed a lot of places where plants and animals live. Therefore, they should pay to help fix the problem because they have benefited the most from damaging the environment.
On the other hand, if countries with a lot of money try to fix the world’s environmental problems, it will not matter if the poorer countries are still polluting the environment. The majority of the world’s population live in developing countries and as these places become more developed, their pollution levels also increase. For example, the world’s biggest polluter is China and its population is much more than one billion people, so even if richer countries stopped polluting, the world would still suffer from pollution.
Overall, the best way to help the environment is for everyone to take care of it. The world is connected, so even if one part of it tries to improve the condition of the environment, it will not matter. Countries that have more money should take the lead, but protecting the environment needs to be a priority for all of us.
As environmental
problems
around the
world
become more serious, it is
important
that something
is done
about them as
soon
as possible.
Because
we all share the same planet, it is the responsibility of everyone to protect it, although nations with more ability to
fix
the
problem
should do more.
Richer nations became rich by using the
environment
and this has led to the
problems
we have
today
. By using a great amount of natural resources, like oil and coal, to produce things, they created air pollution and
destroyed
a lot of
places where plants and animals
live
.
Therefore
, they should pay to
help
fix
the
problem
because
they have benefited the most from damaging the environment.
On the other hand
, if
countries
with
a lot of
money try to
fix
the
world’s
environmental
problems
, it will not matter if the poorer
countries
are
still
polluting the
environment
. The majority of the
world’s
population
live
in developing
countries
and as these places become more developed, their pollution levels
also
increase.
For example
, the
world’s
biggest polluter is China and its population is much more than one billion
people
,
so
even if richer
countries
stopped
polluting, the
world
would
still
suffer from pollution.
Overall
, the best way to
help
the
environment
is for everyone to take care of it. The
world
is connected
,
so
even if one part of it tries to
improve
the condition of the
environment
, it will not matter.
Countries
that have more money should take the lead,
but
protecting the
environment
needs to be a priority for all of us.