Economy: Factory to the World

I think we should not blindly pursue higher economic growth, but value the protection of our environment more. By constructing more factories, it leads to a higher amount of pollution, which not only harms the environment, but also us and our health. For example, the air pollution in places like China can cause lung diseases, causing deaths. As the population decreases, there is no point in pursuing the economic growth, as it would not benefit anyone, with the people's poor health and practically dead population.
Instead of this blind pursuit, we should try to ensure both economic growth and protection of our environment, and not destroy our environment for the sake of the economy.