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.

Environmental protection is crucial for the city, some people believe that the

government

should take responsibility while others state that citizens should be responsible.

This

essay will investigate both views and agrees with the 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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rubbish 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 the TV 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 the

environment

.

Moreover

, its

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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

, if the

individuals

do not follow them, it's still ineffective in protecting the

environment

.

As a result

,

although

individuals

seem neglectable, if everyone can do it together, it will have a huge effect. To conclude,

although

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may have stronger power to control citizens, whether

individuals

cooperate or not is more important, so they have more responsibility.