Shanghai Tobacco Group’s Tianjin cigarette factory emits exhaust gas that seriously pollutes the air

Thoughts on “World Car-Free Day” Some people hate foreign festivals, but foreign festivals happen to come one after another. No, September 22nd is designated as "World No-Car Day" again. In English, it is called World No-Car Day. Day means both "day" and "festival". It is also perfectly translated as "Car-Free Day". , but the Chinese translation of "无" is prone to misunderstanding. It seems that cars are not allowed on that day - the fact is that on that day, you have to say no to cars (cars), buses (buses) and urban rail transit (metro), etc. It doesn’t matter. Consider "World Car-Free Day", which was first initiated in France in the late 1990s. It is a holiday action to promote taking the bus more for the sake of environmental protection. Last year, one of our national ministries and commissions made a proposal in response, but not many people paid attention to it. This year is different. The momentum has been huge. It’s still early in the day, so the campaign is being promoted everywhere. Since last week, slogans and slogans have been plastered all over neighborhoods and traffic thoroughfares. There was a "World No-Tobacco Day" earlier. If I remember correctly, it was on May 31, initiated by the World Health Organization in the late 1980s. We seem to be passing it every year. But what is the effect? The number of smokers has not decreased, but the number of women has increased. The profits of state-owned tobacco companies and cigarette factories have increased instead of falling. Since China has a tobacco monopoly, the money will naturally go to the pockets of relevant departments. Even though the words "Smoking is harmful to health" are printed on the colorful cigarette shells, which are said to be as harmful to health as drugs, they are still openly sold openly. Even the "no smoking" notices in public places are almost like nonsense, and few smokers take them seriously. So I doubt that "No Tobacco Day" is actually just a false shot. If you really want to say no to tobacco, then use extermination measures to destroy all tobacco growing areas, close all cigarette factories and tobacco companies, lock up all smokers, and give them strict orders like detoxification. Quit smoking. Why bother to single out one day out of 365 days in a year for everyone to show off? Based on the above principles, it is easy to deduce that the so-called "World Car-Free Day" is nothing more than that. We have finally realized the serious harm caused by automobile emission pollution, so we will simply take heavy measures to crack down: restrict the production and sales of automobiles (unless they use other green energy sources), close a number of automobile factories, ban and restrict people from buying cars,... ...In short, the problem should be solved from the source. Of course, cars and tobacco cannot be completely equated. They have the function of transportation. Having a car makes it quick and convenient to go anywhere. At the same time, it is a symbol of vanity. Having a car equals money and status. In that case, we still need to make a fuss about changing concepts - that is more fundamental and more laborious. Don’t be afraid to sound ugly, “Car-free Day” and “No Tobacco Day” are just pitiful human comforts: by setting such a day or two, you can feel relieved and think that you are really doing something to eliminate air pollution or nicotine. and contributed to the harm. In fact, the automobile industry has become our pillar industry (I don’t know if the tobacco industry is), and it is still being produced and put into the market in large quantities. On a small scale, according to official figures, the monthly sales of cars with license plates in Shanghai has increased in units of 500 in the past three months, reaching 8,500 in September. This means that there are 24,000 new cars in these three months alone. New cars are hitting our streets and green spaces. How can the extra exhaust gas they emit every day be made up for by temporarily missing one day of driving on September 22? I read the story of "hiding one's ears and stealing one's bell" in elementary school, and thought that only ignorant children could do such stupid things. If this idea is correct, then it seems that humans never grow up. God knows how much more we have to pay to truly learn a lesson. I am happy to answer the poster's question. Please forgive me if there are any mistakes