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6.5
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Economic growth seems to be more important than environmental concerns.
Since it is inevitable that economic that grows in rapid speed is always at the cost of clear water, fresh air, bright sunshine and other environment elements, some people is inclined to ignore the really notorious environment problems caused by industry and city construction. They assume economic growth is more important than environment, which is definitely opposite to my point of view. I argue this kind of unreasonable claim in several aspects.
First, what is the purpose of economic growth, you suppose? No of us can deny that to improve the quality of humankinds’ life is the most important goal for us. It is hence also the result what we want to obtain from high speed economic growth. And we are all informed that a healthy environment is the foundation of a wonderful and colorful life. So how can we give up the most direct way to realize our purpose but choice a complicated and low-efficient way? If we just put all our attention to the economic growth and make the poisonous chemicals released or pulled down from the industry blind to our eyes, we will not be able to enjoy the glorious success of our economy, because what we got from the past economy would finally pay for what we done to the environment. We can still remember the dirty water flowed in Thames River, the frog-covered sky in London during the industry evolution, and the efforts people putted in the following years in order to change the condition.
What’s more, we all know that money can buy medicines and nourishments, but cannot bring health, money can build a lot of wonderful architectures, but cannot reform the mysterious and magic natural scenery, money can change the food we taste, the clothes we wear, and the house we live in, but cannot invert the air we breathe, the toxic material we touch, and the bad sleep result from the noise outside our beautiful house. What we pursuit at present maybe found meaningless one day. What our teachers instill to us since we are young is to protect the environment, what our government advocate to us is to live with environment in harmony, what we learn from past is that natural environment will finally revenge us if we do damage to the environment. Thus, it is wise for us to put the environment at the first place when it conflict with economic growth.
Besides that, a good environment can also bring about economic growth, we are dream to travel to Jiuzhaigou in China, to skate in the snow mountain in Switzerland, to explore the secret of National park in USA. These places of interest bring huge income to the surrounding area and its people. In some countries, the income from tourist industry plays a crucial role in the total revenue of the country. So, protect the environment is exactly to improve the economic growth.
As what I said above, I agree with the claim that environmental concern is more significant than the economic growth. We should develop our economy in a rational way, not at the cost of the environment, not sacrifice our posterity’s benefits. And I believe a prosperous economy will follow by the good environment.
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