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There might be some people who believe that government should pay more attention to economic development than the environment. However, I am highly convinced that the environment is the most important thing for government to focus on for two indubitable reasons.
First of all, people can live healthier in the good environment. To be specific, the improvement on environment reduces the possibility of diseases. Not only that, it is likely that people who want to live good environment migrate to the nation. Thus, increased population will bring higher national competitiveness in the world. Let me bring up what happened in my country to explain the above idea. A few decades ago, the coal industry was the most active in my country. Though the coal was easily obtained, it made workers sick seriously. After the government decided to the environment, however, the coal was replaced to the new renewable energy, such as wind and wave. After then, the amount of people trouble with related diseases has plummeted and the nation has developed accordingly.
On top of that, government can develop economy by improving the environment. In short term, the expense in health care can be decreased by reducing the possibility of environmental diseases. Government can utilize the remained budget to the other industries. On the other hand, environmental improvement in the long term can bring the diversity in ecosystem. Also, the nation can make a profit from ecological parks as an attraction. According to the report conducted by China Economy Institute, the expense in health care has reduced by 15 percent due to the fine-dust reducing policy. Not only that, several natural attractions in the nation have sprung up. In these regions, the number of tourists has doubled over the last five years.
As a result, I totally believe that government should consider the environment more than economic development, because the environment helps people live better and improves national economy. In this regard, government has to invest to improve the environment aggressively. |