Many people say that companies, factory owners and private tour operators should pay the bills for cleaning up pollution, instead of the government. To what extent do you agree or disagree with that?

For decades the world has been facing various

environment

problems, some may due to natural catastrophe while most of them are caused by human activities. While some people believe enterprises should bear the onus of clearing the existing

pollution

, I think

governments

should shoulder their responsibility as well. People who argue private sectors should be accountable for their environmental

pollution

believe that they have a moral obligation to clear up the rubbish and other pollutants in its surroundings. Since the corporates draw resources from their neighborhood, they cannot be nonchalant about the existing

pollution

and should be responsible towards society by ensuring cleanliness. Meanwhile, private

companies

often use government funded amenities

such

as roads, water, electricity at nominal costs,

hence

they must contribute to the nation in return by paying all the cost of recovering the

environment

.

Nevertheless

, if a polluter found not to be liable,

then

the costs should be covered by the

governments

. When the incident is unforeseen or the damage caused by it is so sever that the

companies

could go bankrupt after paying all the cost of recovery,

governments

should be a strong backup to help recover the

environment

and assist

companies

to overcome difficult times.

On the other hand

, in terms of legislation as well as improving the whole society’s sense of

environment

protecting,

governments

should always be prepared to respond when any kind of

pollution

events happen: training professional staff, developing tools and best practices for emergency response, and assessment of impacts to natural resources.

Therefore

, I believe the cost of cleaning up should not be paid by private

companies

alone, though they should be fully held accountable for pollutants they intentionally release.

Governments

, which serve the country as a whole, should

also

exert their influence on helping individuals and corporations recover, environmentally and economically, from these unfortunate events.