Some people say that protecting the environment is the government’s responsibility. Others believe that every individual should be responsible for it. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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Environmental protection is crucial for the city, some people believe that the
government
should take responsibility while others state that citizens should be responsible.
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latter opinion. On the one hand, there are two reasons why the
government
should be responsible. The main reason is that the
government
can set up policies to protect the
environment
.
For instance
, they can set up
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bag charging scheme, so under economic pressure, people will tend to throw less rubbish and reduce landfill waste. Another reason is that the
government
can educate citizens. They can hold some talks at schools or make some advertisements about how to protect the
environment
through
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so it can allow people to understand how to be more environmentally friendly.
Therefore
, the
government
can have many ways to protect the
environment
, so they should be responsible.
On the other hand
, there are two reasons why
individuals
should be responsible.
Firstly
, their behaviours affect the
environment
the most. If everyone changes their habits a bit,
such
as throwing less trash or taking more public
transports
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, those actions can provide huge effects on
environment
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.
Moreover
, its
citizens’ choice
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to choose
whether
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follow the
government
’s advice.
For example
, when the
government
provide suggestions and advice on how to protect the
environment
,
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if the
individuals
do not follow them,
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still ineffective in protecting
environment
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the environment
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.
As a result
,
although
individuals
seem neglectable, if everyone can do it together, it will have a huge effect. To conclude,
although
government
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the government
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may have stronger power to control citizens, whether
individuals
cooperate or not is more important, so they have more responsibility.
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