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Explain some of the ways in which humans are damaging the environment. What can governments do to address these problems? What can individual people do?

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In
this
 day and age, more and more contemporary attention has been placed on the phenomenon that humans are responsible for a variety of environmental problems, but we can
also
 take steps to reduce the damage that we are causing to the
planet
.
This
 essay will discuss environmental problems and the measure that governments and individuals can take to address with these matters. Two main problems that are destroying our
planet
 is
air
pollution
 and
waste
. Gas emissions and vehicles are two of the factors contributing to
air
pollution
, which from the results of manufacturing factories as well as private vehicles and the developed transports, leading to the devastating effects on the
planet
. To be more specific, the number of population is increasing significantly that in favour of the disposal of massive
waste
 into lakes and oceans, which alleviates the survival of the earth. The government could make more effort to decline
air
pollution
 as well as regulating some rules on environmental problems. They could provide some new laws about restricting the construction of factories that effect on climate change and promote the usage of renewable
waste
 that replaces for solar energy, wind energy and so on.
On the other hand
, they could adjust about the taxes, especially with the increase of “ green taxes”, which not only encourages people using public transportation, but
also
 limits the
air
pollution
. Individuals should
also
 take their responsibility for the impact that they treat the environment. They can take the public transportation
instead
 of using their cars or motorbikes.
In addition
, they should aware of choosing the products
such
 as less packaging or the environmental friendly products. Most of the supermarkets now provide reusable bags for shoppers as same as manipulate people reduce
waste
 recovering our
planet
. In conclusion, both national government and individuals must play an important role in environmental conservation.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Pollution: contamination, emissions, pollutants, industrial waste
  • Deforestation: habitat loss, biodiversity, urban development, logging
  • Climate Change: greenhouse gases, global warming, fossil fuels, renewable energy
  • Overfishing: unsustainable, fish stocks, marine ecosystems, conservation
  • Waste Production: non-biodegradable, plastics, recycling, waste management systems
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