169.
Do you think that governments around the world are doing enough to tackle the
problems?
No, usually I don't think they are doing enough. There are countries that do what they can do
help their people when problems occur and they are trying to come up with
measures to mitigate
the effects but when it comes to the major issue of global warming countries are not doing
enough. We see time and again that no agreement can be made on how to reduce carbon
footprints. This is usually because governments know that to make a serious reduction in carbon
dioxide emissions they will have to sacrifice economic growth and they are
not prepared to do
this. Governments think very short-term. They know that if there is economic decline, then they
will be voted out.
170.
Why do some people not consider environmental problems to be serious? (Không có
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I think there are several reasons for that. In some cases it is simply because people are not
affected on a day-to-day basis so it does not concern them. They just see it on the news
affecting other people. It does not mean they do not care but they will soon forget about it. Also,
some big organizations can be responsible for putting the wrong information out. For example, oil
companies have a vested interest in making sure people do not believe
in global warming as it
could affect their profits, so they play the issue down. Also, some people think as it is a long-term
problem, they will be dead by the time it will affect them so they think it is not important for them!
171.
Tell me about some of the environmental problems that are affecting countries these
days?
Well, there are a lot at the moment. Although it has not been proven for sure, there is a great
deal of consensus about the fact that global warming is leading to severe weather change and
this is resulting in many problems. We are seeing a lot of countries
with the same problems that
they have always had but on a much larger scale. For example, in the United States there seem
to be far more hurricanes and tornadoes than in the past, with more devastating effects. There
seems to constantly be news of serious flooding in many countries from Asia to Europe. Forest
fires also seem to be getting worse, particularly each year in Australia.
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