Christian G.

Padlan
BSE-SS-2A

Economic development is more important than environmental conservation.

Economic development and environmental conservation are both important

at their own place. But we can’t succeed without economic growth.
Economic growth brings prosperity and peace in our life. It simplifies our
life. Growth and development come from economic growth.
Economic development is vital for meeting the basic needs of the growing
populations of developing countries. If we do not allow them to industrialize,
these nations will have to bring in measures to limit population growth just
to preserve vital resources such as water.
Rapid industrialization does not have to put more pressure on the
environment. Scientific advances have made industries much less
polluting. And developing countries can learn from the environmental
mistakes of the developed world’s industrial revolution, and from more
recent disasters in communist countries such as China and the USSR. For
example, efficient new steelworks use much less water, raw materials and
power, while producing much less pollution than traditional factories. And
nuclear generating plants can provide more energy than coal while
contributing far less to global warming. We are also exploring alternative,
renewable types of energy such as solar, wind and hydro-power.
We are able to fight with so many varieties of diseases through our
research and development from Economic growth only.