Individuals can do nothing to improve the environment only governments and large companies can make a difference To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The extent of damage to the

environment

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has become an international

issue

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and needs to be tackled soon and effectively. Some people consider it as

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the sole responsibility

of the governments to take steps towards solving

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pressing

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.

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, I disagree with

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Perspective. I believe that

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issue

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needs to be handled by policy makers at the national and international levels, every inhabitant of earth

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needs to be his/her bit and take small steps to contribute towards a cleaner

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.

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with, the major cause of the deteriorating condition of the

environment

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is pollution caused by the

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of vehicles.

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can be easily dealt with in a better way at

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the individual level

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, than at the state

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. If each person takes it upon himself to

use

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public transport more, to walk

to

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for

short distances rather than using a vehicle or to

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eco-friendly modes of transport, like bicycle,

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issue

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can be easily solved. The government should facilitate

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by providing better public transport, good roads and separate walking and cycling lanes.

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, ultimately it works only if each citizen contributes. Moving

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, globalization and advancement in technology has lead to a consumerist society, where the consumption of material goods has increased manifold. An adverse effect of

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society is the “throw-away culture”, where people have stopped recycling and simply throw away things and buy new ones. If people start recycling things, the land and soil pollution will decrease greatly.

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, people should be conscious about buying products with less packaging material used. Another step is that every citizen can take is to say no to plastic and

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more eco-friendly materials. It’s an easy step that needs to be taken at an individual

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. The government can definitely help by making

law

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laws

a law

against the

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of plastic bags and other

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damaging material. To sum up, I reiterate that even though the problem of environmental damage has escalated to a

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that needs to be handled globally, by politicians and environmentalists, every person

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needs to make

contribution

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a contribution

to alleviate

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situation.