Governments and big companies should work together to reverse environmental damage, rather than making individuals responsible for that. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Environmental issues have reached a point where individual measures are simply not powerful enough. In

this

essay, I will explain how

companies

and

governments

have the biggest responsibility for

this

issue

and how they can work together successfully. The vast majority of big

companies

have reached their success by ignoring their environmental footprint, leading to an enormously increased pollution problem. Because of that these

companies

have a duty to become more eco-conscious and aware of the world they are developing in.

By comparison

, seeing

governments

as big public

companies

that lead countries and their people, they haven't acknowledged their protagonist role in

this

issue

over the years, not promoting any campaigns that could have made individuals more conscious about how serious environmental problems are. Today, when we're running out of time , the only suitable solution is that both

governments

and private businesses work together, investing their time and money to make reasonable changes that will help us reverse, at least to some level, the damage that has already been done. The main

issue

governments

may face

while

working

together with

private agencies can be the selfish interests some businesses may have, affecting the approach they may choose and its outcome. As an example of

this

, Spain banned plastic bags from supermarkets in 2015,

this

was the result of a joint project between the government and the main supermarkets of the country.

In contrast

to what one may think, plastic bags were never removed from their venues,

instead

of that, they started charging for bags that were previously free. In conclusion, I believe

governments

and big

companies

must join forces in order to solve the big ecosystem damage

issue

,

however

, the strongest power within

this

movement must remain in

governments

, so they can determine every big measure of

this

kind, making themselves sure it will have a positive outcome on the greater good of its people.