Economy versus the environment
A country’s economy seems to be the biggest factor that is causing leaders to move on a slower pace. Developing countries such as China still relies on coal mining as a main source of energy. It is said that China is rapidly becoming the world’s biggest carbon dioxide emitter due to their coal mines. In Copenhagen, the climate summit is mostly considered a failure due to several governments’ refusal to cooperate with other countries to come up with a solid plan to combat the increasing worldwide temperature.
In the Philippines, a huge percentage of the electricity is still from coal mining plants. As developing country, Philippines could not afford environment friendly source of power such as wind turbines or solar panels, and hydroelectric dams. Nuclear power plants are still out of the questions.
I understand that the Philippines could not afford this type of power source but at least we should take care of our Air, land and water pollution. There are too many smoke belchers. A lot of people are burning their garbage instead of throwing them. Waste segregation is still not existent in the Philippines. Large mass of water are polluted with plastic bags, piece of paper, Styrofoam, and body waste.
We should do small steps to help the environment. More Trash Cans should be designated to minimize littering. Government agencies should work together in catching smoke belchers, litterers, illegal loggers and those who abuse the environment. Smoking should be banned on all public places. And we should be more serious with the control of Population. Water supply should be solely controlled by the government. Water shouldn’t be use for business. It is the government’s responsibility to provide adequate water supply to its people. Log ban laws must be revised and should be implemented more effectively.
There are a lot of places in Philippines overflowing with nature’s beauty. Why not make it a business to develop and maintain those places to acquire revenue from tourism?
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