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.
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