Government should focus its budgets more on environmental protection than on economic development.

Government should focus its budgets more on environmental protection than on economic development.

Discussing about whether the emphasis of the government should be put on developing the local economy or protecting the environment, some argue that a good economy of a country will make it be strong. Their view sounds to be plausible because the important role of economy to a nation cannot be neglected. However, as far as I am concerned, the advantages of a good environment overweigh those of a advanced economy. Therefore, I agree with the view that the emphasis should be put on environment.

The first and the most important reason is that by protecting the environment a nation will alleviate/ease the damages of ecological imbalance effectively and efficiently. The traditional view, that economy plays the most priority role in a nation life and we should develop it at any cost, including our environment, has caused great havoc on our environment. To acquire more space, human beings have deforested to a great extent, which caused a series of environmental problems like acid rain, desertification, and sand storm. As a result, we have been suffered greatly from the relevant problems caused by air pollutions, which triggered the breaking out of many fatal diseases like lung cancers. Furthermore, to obtain more fuels to support our industry, human being have depleted the resources like gasoline and coal all over the world, which almost has caused the exhaustion of the fossil fuel worldwide. On the contrary, by adopting measures to protect environment, the government will be able to solve the already existed environmental problems like pollution and our offspring will have a good environment from us.

Another equally important reason is that a good environment will also boost the economy. There are multiple reasons to support my view. Firstly, by creating a harmonious environment, the government will not only create a desirable environment to the local residents, but also attract more investment to local business relying on a cozy living environment. And tourists spots like national park can also be built to attract more business opportunities with some relevant business and more working opportunities being created. Secondly, the money which is supposed to be spent on solving the environmental problems or the public health problems caused by pollutions can be saved and be allocated to perfect the local education or to build more health care centers. 

However, there is no denying that economy cannot be neglected by putting the absolute emphasis on environmental protection. Economy is providing the environmental protection with sufficient funds, which can be used to attract more conservationists elites to do researches in finding out plausible approaches to alleviate or to solve the already existed environmental problems. For example, scientist with sufficient researching funds will be able to invent or develop the substituting fuels to alleviate the resources crisis, and they also can find ways in creating more deposited goods which are harmless to the environment.

Taking all above reasons into consideration, we can come to the conclusion that by noticing the important role of economy, the government should put more emphasis on the protection of environment