Causes of Air Pollution

Economic growth is important to move countries away from poverty. However, lack of mechanisms to ensure sustainable development may put an enormous strain on environmental protection.  Meanwhile, unsustainable developments can lead to air pollution which brings about serious effects on the world’s ecology. This essay aims to elucidate three significant causes of air pollution.

 First, factory emissions result in air pollution. Experts claim that the world’s environment has been vastly affected by factory pollutant which comes from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gases. When such fossil fuel is burned, they produce the huge amount of CO₂ and CFC, which are called greenhouse gases, and are released into the atmosphere and so pollute the air.

The second reason leading to air pollution is car emissions. As countries have become more developed, people can afford individual transportation. In other words, people can buy cars regardless of expenditure. As a result of more driving, the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere has been gradually increased.

Another cause of air pollution is deforestation. As a consequence of rapid population growth, hectares of forest areas have been cut down because of expanding agricultural land to address the basic needs of people. This loss shrinks the capacity of forests to absorb CO₂ from atmosphere, therefore the air remains impure.

In conclusion, dealing with the issue of air pollution is necessary. Therefore, the government should enhance law enforcement and raise public awareness in order to limit the amount of factory smoke, reduce car emissions and stop the deforestation for contributing to environmental conservation.