Some people believe that companies and individuals, rather than governments, should pay to clean up the pollution they have caused. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, environmental problems are greatly affecting our lives in so many aspects. Few sections of society suggest

companies

and individuals should be held accountable for paying to eliminate

pollution

. Personally, I disagree with

this

view, as I believe

governments

should be the

first

to address

this

issue, and everyone else should take responsibility for environmental

protection

as well.

Firstly

, I believe that

companies

and individuals should not be forced to pay for cleaning up

pollution

since their ability to do so is limited. I doubt that if

this

would actually work and the result is really questionable.

Secondly

, since cleaning up

pollution

requires a huge amount of money, if we force citizens and local

companies

to invest, which would have a negative influence on occupants' income and savings, resulting in resentment and complaints among the occupants, which would lead to a counterproductive and adverse result eventually.

However

, I do believe either

companies

or citizens must stay accountable for environmental

protection

. By putting effort into cleaning up streets or reusing and recycling as much as possible, they do help to reduce

pollution

to some extent. I believe the national government should take responsibility for prioritizing to reduce

pollution

. The

first

reason is that

governments

have a huge impact and tons of money. If let them take charge, they are sure can do something which is more effective on environmental

protection

.

In addition

, the result would be much effective and better if let

governments

take charge,

instead

of forcing individuals to pay for the cleanup action.

For example

,

governments

could invest in renewable resources,

such

as solar, wind, water power to eliminate the impact on the decreasing of fossil energy. They could

also

encourage people to use more less-packaging products to reduce waster on a daily basis. The outcome would be more significant and certainly would help to build a better environment for the

next

generation. In conclusion,

governments

should be the

first

in taking charge of environmental

protection

.

However

, everyone must play their part for our planet as well.