Advocating Change in the Environmental Policy

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Advocating Change in the Environmental Policy
Introduction
Pollution is a compelling issue that not only has devastating effects on the environment
and human health but also one of the key drivers of climate change. The effects of pollution have
been highlighted on numerous cases through studies, seminars, conferences, and even taught in
schools. Despite the fact that many people are taught or informed on the implications of polluting
the environment, there is little effort particularly at the grassroots level to curb this practice that
notable for causing havoc on the environment and on the health of human beings.
Therefore, the purpose of this essay to advocate for a change in the environmental policy
that would help address the problem posed by the growing number of industrial plants and
vehicles that are responsible for the increased release of toxic gases and waste materials into the
environment. Moreover, this particular community has experienced an increase in the use of
vehicles and fertilizers, which are both dangerous to the environment. The implementation of the
recommendations posed in this paper will help reduce and curb this growing problem for the
benefit future generations.
Discussion
Pollution and climate change are close terms that are characterized by negative
implications that cause havoc on human health and destroys the natural habitats of the wild
habitats. Existing evidence report that the use of fossil fuel is known to have increased the
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels leading to changes from around mid-20th century up to date
(Smith & Bond, 2014). The consequences of human activities have been rampant over the last
century with the cases multiplying in the current century. For instance, the documented
devastating effects of the gases and chemical released into the environment is associated with

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adverse health complications that includes severe respiratory problems, lung cancer, threat to
extinction of certain wildlife animals, and high likelihood of eliminating the aquatic life (Abdel-
Shafy & Mansour, 2016; Hansen et al., 2013; Udeigwe et al., 2015). These problems are coupled
with global warming and climate change challenges that will impact the next generations.
Therefore, when this problem is not resolved at the community level, then many people will
suffer for lack of advocacy on similar cases in other communities and even countries.
In addition to the challenge of the growing emissions of carbon dioxide in the air, there
are no substantive measures adopted to curb or help manage this issue. In addition to the
complexities caused on humans and the environment evidenced with acidic rain, carbon dioxide
released by the growing number of factories has been proven to be the climate’s worst foe. This
problem coupled when coal and other fossil fuels are used for energy production. This is the
same energy that humans use for cars and phones, so it cannot be dismissed or rendered entirely
useless. Therefore, the initial the goal of is to reduce (not wholly get rid of) the amount of carbon
dioxide that is released into the atmosphere in the quest to reduce global warming (Houghton,
2007; Jacobson, 2009). The rising healthcare burden, therefore, elicits for the need to adopt
measures that will help monitor the gases that these emerging factories release into the air with
the supposedly waste released without proper treatment.
The proposed changes on the current environmental policy should provide clauses that
ascertain the assessment of the operation of these factories. These factories will be required to
file reports on the various mitigations plans that they have adopted for protecting community
members living in the locality. The environmentalists in the area should take the initiative and
guide the corporations on addressing pollution issues, for instance, researching and embracing
new technologies to contain the gases and waste materials they release into the environment.