The majority of people in their early to mid-twenties are under the illogical and stereotypical assumption that government should focus on economic development rather than the environment. This notion, however, does not reflect the stance that I hold and should be thought in a different light. I believe that it is important for government to focus on the environment because it enables to make a better environment and enrich people' s lifestyle.
First, it is essential to think about make a better environment. This is because the government has imposed many new environmental regulations. Companies must follow these regulations or be subject to severe penalties, including steep fines and possible criminal charges. Therefore, companies now have a powerful incentive to avoid causing environmental damage. For example, the Australian government passed a new law in 1997 that includes strict penalties for companies that pollute bodies of water. If a company owns a factory that introduces harmful chemicals into rivers or lakes, it faces an immediate fine of up to one million dollars. In addition, the Australian government can charge the company over a hundred thousand dollars a day until the problem has been dealt with. As a result, the waters of Australia are much cleaner now than they were in the past, and their condition will continue to improve in the future.
Second, another important point that should be brought up is enriching people' s lifestyle. More and more people are realizing that even small lifestyle changes can have positive effects on the environment by effort of government. Therefore, they are taking action to reduce the amount of pollution they create. My family is an excellent example of this trend. The government advertised about environmentally friendly lifestyles. After watching this advertisement, my family made several lifestyle changes to benefit the environment. My mother commutes to work by subway instead of by car, my father brings cloth bags to the grocery store so that he will not have to use plastic ones, and I stopped turning the air conditioner on in the summer. Many other people in my neighborhood watched the advertisement as well as followed its advice.
To sum up, new environmental rules have been created by the government, and a rising number of people are changing how they live to help the environment by the government' s effort. In this regard, I maintain that focusing on environment is more needed than economic development for the government.
The majority of
people
in their early to mid-twenties are under the illogical and stereotypical assumption that
government
should focus on economic development
rather
than the
environment
. This notion,
however
, does not reflect the stance that I hold and should be
thought
in a
different
light. I believe that it is
important
for
government
to focus on the
environment
because
it enables to
make
a better
environment
and enrich
people&
#039; s lifestyle.
First
, it is essential to
think
about
make
a better
environment
. This is
because
the
government
has imposed
many
new environmental regulations.
Companies
must
follow these regulations or be subject to severe penalties, including steep fines and possible criminal charges.
Therefore
,
companies
now
have a powerful incentive to avoid causing environmental damage.
For example
, the Australian
government
passed a new law in 1997 that includes strict penalties for
companies
that pollute bodies of water. If a
company
owns
a factory that introduces harmful chemicals into rivers or lakes, it faces an immediate fine of up to one million dollars.
In addition
, the Australian
government
can charge the
company
over a hundred thousand dollars a day until the problem has
been dealt
with.
As a result
, the waters of Australia are much cleaner
now
than they were in the past, and their condition will continue to
improve
in the future.
Second, another
important
point that should
be brought
up is enriching
people&
#039; s
lifestyle
. More and more
people
are realizing
that even
small
lifestyle
changes
can have
positive
effects on the
environment
by effort of
government
.
Therefore
, they are taking action to
reduce
the amount of pollution they create. My family is an excellent example of this trend. The
government
advertised about
environmentally
friendly
lifestyles
. After watching this advertisement, my family made several
lifestyle
changes
to benefit the
environment
. My mother commutes to work by subway
instead
of by car, my father brings cloth bags to the grocery store
so
that he will not
have to
use
plastic ones, and I
stopped
turning the air conditioner on in the summer.
Many
other
people
in my neighborhood
watched
the advertisement
as well
as followed its advice.
To sum up, new environmental
rules
have
been created
by the
government
, and a rising number of
people
are changing how they
live
to
help
the
environment
by the
government&
#039; s effort. In this regard, I maintain that focusing on
environment
is more needed than economic development for the
government
.