Most pollution, especially air and water pollution, is caused by industry. If we want to protect the environment, we should make factories and other forms of industry pay of all the pollution that they cause. That is the only way to make sure that the owners will make a serious effort to reduce the pollution that they cause. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Yes this is the only way
- Many assume Imposing an environmental levy on them would persuade them to act and switch to greener standards. When their produce will become expensive, they will be forced to adopt measures
- They would be able to appreciate the damage their activities are causing to the surroundings
NO this is not the only way
- - The ground reality is far from being rosy: the industry owners the proposer of this policy are assuming constitute the whole sector.
- - The manufacturers and the industry owners will pass the burden to the consumers by manipulating their products - quantity and quality
- - The best way is to engage business owners in these endeavors and make them partners in projects aimed at protecting environment
- -Rendering them inducements such as financial benefits for shifting to ecologically sustainable methods
There is a general perception that levying environmental tax on the industry is the best tool to induce manufacturing units to embrace methods to mitigate pollution, but others are skeptical about this. I completely fail to concur with this arrangement since it will not yield desired outcomes.
To begin with, companies not following environmentally friendly procedures must be fined for the damage they have bestowed on the planet; this will not only cause them to abandon their harmful methods but also reduce the future damage to nature in terms of air, and water pollution. No one would like to be penalized in an era when awareness about the green environment is rampant, green levies will not only make produce expensive to buy but also unpopular among the enlightened people. This will persuade industrialists to switch to modern techniques and greener methods.
Having said that, there are some who quash the former view, they think such a move is likely to remain ineffective; businesses will find some other means to escape from the fines. They will pass on the pressure of the extra financial burden onto the consumers by raising the prices marginally, and continue with their outdated methods. There is a need to vest responsibility onto the producers to persuade them to act prudently and realize the extent of damage their activities are causing. They could, for instance, be allocated areas around their units which have to be taken care of by them, both in terms of economic and environmental aspects.
To cap it all, disputes aside, this policy is likely to fail in persuading manufacturers to adopt greener methods to alleviate emissions and improve the surroundings. The state should instead resort to more innovative strategies that entail active participation of the industry.
