Politicians are more responsible for the protection of the environment than individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Sustaining a hospitable environment has been high on agenda nowadays, but when it comes to taking onus of ensuring this, a debate ensues as to who should work harder to attain this task. Some feel that policymakers have a greater role than citizens to play in this endeavor, others are averse to this and feel that citizens are equally responsible
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To start with, policymakers have direct access to the resources such as manpower, and monetary, to handle the task of such a great multitude. For example, they can invest into public campaigns to engender awareness about environmental issues. Similarly, politicians have the official power to apply punitive measures by creating a legal framework to persuade people to follow eco-friendly policies to help protect the future of the planet. Furthermore, they have been allocated the responsibility of creating sound living conditions for the populace by virtue of being elected to the parliament.
However, it will be too naive to let inhabitants escape the obligation of protecting the ecology. It has been observed that they are the source of all evil; they harm the surroundings with their imprudent practices such as using plastic, burning fossil fuel and over consuming things. If they start acting in the favor of the planet by limiting use of material and substances that are degrading the environment, things can change for good. For instance, in cities such as New York, when city dwellers started avoiding plastic, switched to tube trains and confined their shopping lists to only essentials, nature got a chance to bounce back.
To conclude, I personally believe that every citizen should share the duty of safeguarding the earth, for it is them who by changing their approach can make a difference and also ensure effective implementation of policies.
