Presently, there are certain people, who opine that governments are responsible for dealing with the impact humans make on the environment. Others strongly believe that individuals are accountable for it. In this essay, I will debate the two viewpoints and suggest my opinion. According to many, state governmental organs must be obligated to control and fight the consequences of human activities on Earth. Evidently, these directly affect the environment and sometimes present serious problems for whole regions or ecosystems. One of the strongest arguments that underpins the idea of governmental responsibility is that the authorities have access to abundant resources on a large scale – people, finances, infrastructure, and of course – legislative capacity. For instance, such degree of power allows Germany to make a noticeable ecological impact in any industry. On the other hand, more and more people are of the opinion that we as individuals should be environmentally conscio...