Environmental problems such as pollution and climatic variations are increasing nowadays. The governments have taken some measures at a global level. But they got only few solutions. Why is it so? How can this problem be solved?

Saving the

environment

has become the top priority across the world.

However

, the measures taken have not been enough to address the issue.

This

essay intends to look into why the measures have always fallen short of the mark

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and suggest some

solutions

to mitigate the problem. Many reasons can be attributed

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the failure of governments in finding

solutions

. The first and foremost reason is the difficulty in balancing

the

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economic development and environmental protection. It is irrefutable that steps taken for the protection of the

environment

have some sort of adverse effect on the economy, albeit little.

For instance

,

although

solar power is renewable and non-polluting it is still considerably costlier than thermal power.

This

is a major reason why the world hasn’t already shifted towards solar power completely.

Secondly

, there is the problem of consensus when it comes to global

issues

. For some

countries

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environmental

issues

are not so high on the priority list and for others it is critical.

For example

the island nations of

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Pacific

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have been the biggest champions of environmental treaties because their very survival is at stake with global warming and

consequently

sea level rise.

On the other hand

, there are some

countries

like the Arctic

countries

, which might

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from global warming as it may lead to an increase in the growing season.

Solutions

to environmental

issues

are not straightforward first because of the very magnitude of the problem and

also

for the reasons cited above. It requires a change in outlook towards environmental

issues

. Just as pollution is not bound by political boundaries, in the same

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our

solutions

cannot be in silos. The world truly needs to come together as one to tackle

this

issue.

Countries

have to make compromises,

for

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rich

countries

have to help developing

countries

with technology and financial aid. Developing

countries

also

must balance their growth, keeping the

environment

in mind.

To sum up

, it can be seen clearly, why the steps taken so far have failed to save the

environment

.

However

, the time has come to do some soul-searching and take proactive steps for the

environment

.