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?

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comes to the environment, each and every person living in it contributes to it. Living in a civilized society,

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has to adhere to

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certain

morals, values and laws in order for a society to function normally. That means

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should dispose

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his/her own trash regularly and

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segregate individual components into recyclables and non-recyclables. But beyond that

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it

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means

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should be mindful of others' needs and look out for

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another while taking others' perspective into account.

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, if an individual's neighbour has certain disabilities,

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of dismissing them,

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should be proportionately mindful of them and be helpful.

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can only grow when there

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mutual trust and respect with

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another. While every individual has to play his own part in society and

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improving

his/her own environment, an individual can only do so much.

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, have a lot more power.

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act as regulatory bodies that can shape the path for new advances in various different fields, including but not limited to- science, technology, economic growth and

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financial

growth.

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have a lot of

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decision making power based on the amount of data they have at their disposal. And unlike private

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, which mostly care about financial growth,

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regularly decide on policies which are for the greater benefit of the people and which may not necessarily make financial sense at

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. Introducing new policies and institutions can shape the way a certain country can progress in various fields.

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example I can recall is a '

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carbon

tax' for

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which emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. In order to avoid increased overheads based on

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additional tax,

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might seek alternate ways of manufacturing their products which in turn pave way for increased competition and innovation. Something like

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can give rise to

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mass adoption of renewable energy sources which in turn help the environment by decreasing carbon emissions,

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reducing the carbon footprint of

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, and in turn households and the individuals too. After looking at the issue at hand from both angles,

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can see that the problems at the individual level and organisational level are very different. But both of them need to be addressed appropriately using creative solutions, and only

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can hope to achieve the intended end result.