TOPIC# 19 SHOULD GOVERNMENTS SPEND MORE MONEY ON IMPROVING ROADS AND HIGH-WAYS, OR SHOULD GOVERNMENTS SPEND MORE MONEY ON IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? WHY?
Governments should consider improving both public transportation and private transportation since both are directly and indirectly related to people’s health and convenience. However, I think improving public transportation should be government’s first priority mainly because air pollution and traffic-related issues are gradually getting threatening and frustrating.
First, investing more money on public transport system can enormously reduce the risk of air pollution. As public transport system gets more advanced and organized, it attracts more people to itself. Subsequently, people wi...
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- The Graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kindom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. 78
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