Individuals can do nothing to improve the environment; only governments and large companies can make a difference. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is widely believed that individuals can improve the
environment
with the support of
the
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governments
and large companies. Personally, I strongly disagree that only
governments
and large companies can make a difference for a variety of reasons.
Firstly
, individual actions can together contribute to the positive change of the
environment
. They can help to protect the earth by everyday activity. It’s a fact that using more public transport
instead
of private vehicles can reduce a huge amount of toxic
emission
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emissions
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to
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into
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the air.
Water
bottles
is
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a clear example of environmental pollution.
According to
WWF, they take 450 years to decompose.
Therefore
, it would be beneficial for the globe if each member
in
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community
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the community
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uses
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reusable
water
bottles. Consumption habits
is
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also
a good way to fight pollution.
The environmentalists
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have shown that using plastic bags, laundry soaps or eating too much meat
are
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harmful to
source
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of
water
and land. For
examples
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, in 2022 it was reported in The Youth that over
1000
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1,000
tons of plastic trash bags
buried
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in
landfill
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landfills
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every day. They break down into tiny toxic particles that make soil and waterways dirty. I am sure that
the
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governments
and organisations cannot take these actions
instead
individuals.
Secondly
, I
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that adults’ actions can spread out efficiently to
children
. The
children
observe their parents’ daily activities and absorb them because what parents do
show
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their
children
how they want to behave. It is gradually becoming brilliant awareness in
community
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the community
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.
For example
, where parents throw away trash influences how
children
behave with rubbish. How much
water
adults use, how
grow-up
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people use electricity,
how
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and how
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adults in
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the family
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family
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families
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treat
to
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plastic bags all influence young people. In conclusion,
governments
and large organisations can support and help to protect our
environment
but surely cannot replace individuals’
role
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completely. In my opinion, I think the earth will have a great future if the
governments
, large companies and all members
in
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community
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the community
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collaborate together in saving natural resources and protecting the
environment
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • environmental awareness
  • sustainable practices
  • renewable energy
  • carbon footprint
  • waste reduction
  • conservation
  • ecosystem
  • pollution
  • climate change
  • responsibility
  • leadership
  • legislation
  • investment
  • collaboration
  • systemic change
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