Some people say industrial growth is necessary to solve poverty, others say industrial growth creates environmental problems. Discuss both points of view and give your own opinion.

Some people may argue that industrial rise plays a crucial role in reducing

poverty

. Others may sustain the point of view that industrial

growth

can harm the

environment

and,

therefore

, should not be encouraged. In my opinion, the disadvantages of industrial

growth

outweigh the advantages.

This

essay will discuss both viewpoints. On the one hand, one may argue that industrial rise can assist in the

poverty

reduction because of the new jobs that will be generated.

In other words

, with more industries, new jobs will be created in order to provide all the necessary

labor

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

labour

for the companies.

Therefore

, unemployed persons, which may be in a vulnerable situation without any salary, could get a job that would,

consequently

, improve their lives. In these cases,

poverty

would be reduced based on industrial

growth

.

On the other hand

, more industries would require more raw material and would produce more industrial waste. Both cases have a direct impact on the

environment

. In the former case, the need for more raw material could lead to severe problems related to the

environment

,

such

as deforestation and aggressive mining. In the latter case, the waste produced by the industries could result in more pollution of the air and the water, which is directly related to global warming and climate change.

Hence

, in both scenarios, the

environment

would hardly suffer from all the industrial waste. In conclusion,

although

the industrial

growth

may assist in the reduction of

poverty

, I believe that the disadvantages overcome the benefits, given that the

environment

and the planet would hardly suffer from the consequences.