pollution and other environmental damage is caused mainly by developing countries which helps them become richer. To what extent do you agree with this opinion?

In the modern world

pollution

is a relevant issue that af

fect b

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affects

oth environment and our health. The issue has been largely debated among civilized countries since it is

always h

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is, always

as been linked to the industrial development. Indeed, some people believe that

this

is an unavoidable consequence of progress. On the one hand, it is certainly true that

pollution

historically increased in countries that have experienced a growth.

For instance

, the 18th century Industrial Revolution in Europe was remembered not only for the increase of average po

pulation income b

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population, income

ut

also

for the increase of breathing de

seas d

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

disease

ue to air

pollution

. Looking at mo

re recent example,

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a more recent example

China has experienced a double-digit growth in

la

st years but i

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the last years, but

the last years but

n parallel it has been considered the pr

imary r

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primarily

esponsible for the oz

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ozone

ole in the

second

mi

llenium.

a span of 1000 years

millennium

Nevertheless

, it is important to not forget what innovation has done for improving the condition of polluted air, water and soil. Indeed, if it is possible now to drive an electric car, to have biodegradable materials or to produce energy with wi

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the wind

t is only thanks to the development in richer countries.

Therefore

, there are now some countries,

such

as Norway or Finland, that could be considered among the richest of the world but that register low levels of

pollution

. All in all, I believe that even if the past development was always correlated with increasing environmental issues, now it is possible to put in place some actions to

this

.

However

,

this

will be possible only with collaboration among countries already developed and developing countries: the former sh

ould made a

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should make

vailable new technologies to the latter.