With greater interconnectivity, more rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in today's world, environmental problems are becoming more and more severe at an alarming rate. The effects of environment problems such as climate change, pollution, resource depletion have started to terrorise the people. With extreme weather conditions like the recent heat waves in the United States (US), where temperatures reach as high as 50 degrees Celsius, and the increasing prevalence of natural disasters like the flooding in China which affected over 30000 people in July this year, environmental conservation is rapidly gaining popularity. However, this brings about the controversial issue- who should be responsible for protecting and preserving our natural environment? While many individuals believe that the government should bear this responsibility in preserving Mother Earth as individual efforts would be insignificant in improving the plight of our environment, others argue the individuals still play a very important role in doing so. I am more inclined to the views of the latter. After all, though one individual’s actions, like conserving, protesting, or recycling won’t solve big problems, an individual’s consumption decisions can influence those of others, which is especially important since it is not practical to force people to practise environment conservation by implementing rules and regulations. Collectively, individuals can lay the groundwork for social movements that will enable major policy shifts and help adapt our energy-intensive lifestyles to a changing planet.