Global Express
Differing viewpoints

Read each statement and then drag it into the column you think it fits in.

Agree
Don't know/Not sure
Don't agree
"I blame the timber industry. They cut down the trees."
 "It's the fault of those people who buy furniture made of tropical wood."
"People should not start fires to clear the land. There are other ways to clear it."
 "The British government should ban imports of tropical woods."
 "It's nobody's fault. It is the drought in Indonesia which is causing the fires to burn. We have no control over the weather!"
 "Humans are ruining the environment. It is our fault that there is weird weather."
 "The Indonesian government should stop companies from cutting down trees and burning the land."
 "So what? Some fires in Indonesia aren't going to affect us. Why should we worry?"
 "Scientists say that the smoke will affect the weather all around the world. In Britain we might get bad storms this winter."