The consequences are undoubtedly disastrous for human beings. Althoughcountries can boast their growth of GDP, their citizens have to endure the everdeteriorated environment with stinking gas belching from factories and vehicles,polluted water due to fuels infiltrating underground, even ultraviolet radiationin the absence of ozone layer and, therefore, their quality of life is by nomeans improved. Also, sustainable
development can never come into true in thissituation, meaning that our descendants can benefit nothing except sterile landand polluted air and water from their ancestors.
Therefore, our government must take serious steps to attack those problems.The first and foremost is that governments have to reverse their mindset and nolonger deem the growth of GDP their first goal. Rather, the betterment ofcitizens’ quality of life should deserve more attention than the economicgrowth. Furthermore, the use of private cars should be discouraged byauthorities, who must shoulder the responsibility of improving publictransportation in order to facilitate people as well as release the burden ofenergy consumption.
In conclusion, to avoid the phrase “filthy rich” added to themselves,countries must pay more heed to the efficient use of their energy and the issueof environmental protection, while they develop their economy; otherwise,environmental apocalypse and energy crisis are feared to happen in thehorizon.