新东方在线雅思为同学们整理了雅思大作文范文之降低环境破坏的责任在于政府，供考生参考学习。

雅思大作文题目：

The responsibility for protecting and reducing global environmental damage lies with politicians as there is very little that individuals can do about this. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement? 

【话题分类】：环境类

【题目解析】：

题目大意：有人认为降低环境破坏的责任在于政治家们（即政府），因为个体能起到的作用微乎甚微。在何种程度上同意这个观点？

题型特点：对观点需要表明清晰的立场；但该题目观点包含了两部分内容，分别都需要回应。

本文论文推进：开头引出环境问题的迫切，转述题目中的观点，并表明自己的立场。中间段先对观点的第一部分(政府的责任)表示赞同，进而对观点的前提假设(个体的局限性)表示不认同。最后总结全文，重申观点。

【难点】本题主要在立论和对题目两部分观点的态度上，容易让考生摇摆。

建议：

题目中除了观点，还带有一部分前提假设，用as/therefore引出的这一类题，同学们可以更为灵活的处理。可以分别对题目的‘观点’和‘前提’表示态度。

考生的观点可以是：1）观点和前提都同意；2）观点和前提都不同意；3）同意观点但前提不认可。

以上三种立论，都能做到清晰回答题目的问题。

【写作思路】：

开头段：环境问题备受关注也迫在眉睫，一些人认为这个问题主要是政治家即政府的责任，个人的作用很小。表明个人立场——政府的责任毋庸置疑，而个体的作用同样息息相关。

主体第一段：政治家确实有重大责任。可以分为政策引导和提供资金两方面。

主体第二段：然而政策高度依赖个体的支持。可以分为政策支持，以及加强日常生活的环保行为两方面。

结尾段：环境破坏的减轻，政治家的责任责无旁贷，而个体在这个问题中所扮演的角色更为举足轻重。

【参考范文】

Damage to the global environment is increasing at an alarming rate. Some people argue that government officials should be mainly held accountable for environmental protection, since little can be done by ordinary people. However, I believe although politicians do have a crucial role to play in addressing this problem, individual contributions are by no means negligible.

The fundamental part of governments in mitigating environmental damage is effective policy implementation on both domestic and international levels. By enacting laws and measures regarding global environmental issues, such as emission control, waste treatment practices, and sanctuaries for endangered species, policy makers are able to take concrete actions to realize sustainable development, because these policies act as guidelines for individuals and private sectors in their daily activities. Besides, it is politicians who can make sure sufficient funding is allocated in that regard, in order to support and sustain environment actions which have strong reliance on continuous investment. In essence, politicians can make a difference on a much bigger picture than individuals. 

However, government policies and spending ultimately rely on public support, without which all efforts would be in vain. A convincing evidence is that similar environmental policies often have various outcomes in different countries, largely due to the level of public participation. When people have greater environmental awareness, they would be more willing to comply with relevant laws and regulations. Another responsibility of Individuals lies with everyday actions to protect the environment. For instance, recycling and reuse help to cut down waste; transport conservation assists in reducing greenhouse gas emissions; economizing energy use in daily life contributes to reducing excessive exploitation of natural resources.

In conclusion, I assert politicians have indisputable responsibility for reducing damage to the environment, but this does not mean that individual efforts are insignificant, since the general public can join hands with the government. Lack of individual participation could mean that addressing environmental issues is beyond reach.

 (317 words)

【亮点词汇及短语】

1. at an alarming rate 以令人担忧的速度

2. be held accountable for 被认为有责任

3. hold … accountable for 认为…有责任

4. negligible (adj.) 无足轻重的

5. by no means 绝不可能

6. policy implementation 政策执行

7. on domestic level 在本国层面

8. on international level 在国际层面

9. enact (v.) 实施

10. emission control 控制排放