▶ Your Answer :
Some
people think that governments should focus on funding the research
with respect to environmentally friendly energy sources or enacting laws
about preventing the pollution by large companies. However, I disagree with the
idea that governments have to fund the research about the environments or make
laws about reducing the pollution by companies for the following three reasons.
First, we have to have responsibility for many animals being endangered.
Second, supporting the research is not the role of governments.
Third, enacting the laws can cause economic damages.
First of
all, we are responsible for many animals being endangered. What this means is
that many animals are endangered due to human activity and we have taken or
polluted their natural habitat for development. Without the wild life and
animals in the food chain, we will ultimately suffer because our life is deeply
linked to the ecosystem. According to a recent study done by JYP institute of
technology, many of the animals are being endangered or already extinct from
deforestation. The survey further reveals that if the natural balance
is continuously disrupted, humans will inevitably suffer from hunger and
poverty because of the connection between human life and nature. This clearly
shows that we need to take responsibility for endangered animals because we
do not only destroy them, but also put ourselves at risk.
Second, government is not
responsible for supporting research about environmentally friendly energy
sources. To be specific, research is already well supported by other places
such as universities and private companies. Thus, government do not need
to be an additional supporter. Let me bring my personal story as an example. My
company is related to environmentally friendly energy sources, so I always try
to create products to release in the future. Most of my ideas will never be
released, but I continue to research because I’m getting paid for it by the company. Once they decide on a product
and start selling it they will make a lot of money so they don’t worry about investments. Also, my company already earned a lot of
money by many environmentally friendly products. Therefore, there is absolutely
no need for extra funding from the government for my research.
Lastly,
enacting laws about preventing the pollution by large companies can bring
negative economic-effects. If companies produce items, air pollution could be
created; however, if the government enforces the laws, the amount of
production will be decreased, which brings economic-lose. According to a paper
which studied the negative-effect by environmental laws, the amount
of production of companies that were hindered by environmental laws decreased
50% on average. Also, the author of the study said that if the government enacts the
laws continuously, another negative-effect can be created. This clearly shows
that environmental laws can give rise to economic lose.
In conclusion, we have to try to solve
problems about animals due to being related to our hunger. Also, government
should not support research about the environment, and enacting laws about
preventing the pollution can make economic lose. In this regard, I strongly
insist that the government has to protect animals and plants. |