Politicians are more responsible for protection of the environment than individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Politicians are more responsible for protection of the environment than individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?        

 

Ielts Essay - Environment individual or politicians 

The agenda of pollution and finding ways to keep the environment clean attracts numerous controversies, the most significant being; who can play a pivotal role in this, an individual or a politician?

Politicians can influence environment protection policies positively, as they are people of great substance and power,  and can prevail upon the government, regardless of their political background, to  bring around changes in the policies, and establish initiatives that can affect the society and environment substantially. Environment, a more critical subject today, needs urgent and quick intervention at the macro level, or rather at a political level since a task of greater multitude, that has a bearing on the society, cannot be handled at the local level.

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Furthermore, clean surroundings, being an issue of national stature and broader perspective, need planning and implementation at much broader scale. Political activities, by virtue of the recognition they enjoy and the resources they have at their disposal, can muster and mobilize enough support all across the country; form opinion among the masses; and effectively carry those clear messages to the government.  

However, even though an individual may be a micro unit of a society, society has always taken cue from the initiatives established by men, of not big political stature but pious objectives. The subtle movements started by the individuals have led to revolutions, like a a small insignificant save tree movement called, Chipko movement, that was initiated by a school teacher in a humble village in state of Uttarakhand,  India resulted in bringing the environmental concerns of locals in Garhwal in the limelight , and force the authorities to form stern environment policy

To sum up, to ensure a clean and pollution free environment, both the individuals and political activists must play their respective roles.