IELTS ĐÌNH LONG – 170 HOÀNG VĂN THỤ, QUẬN PHÚ NHUẬN

ENVIRONMENT
2.Many countries use fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural, gas) as the main source of energy.
However, in some countries people are encouraged to develop the alternative sources of
energy (wind energy and solar energy). To what extent do you agree or disagree with this
development?

Governments across continents have turned their attention to more sustainable sources of
energy as alternatives to fossil fuel. In my opinion, this could be seen as a progress for the
following reasons.

First, there is no arguing that producing energy from buried dead organisms lacks sustainability,
which means such production could not guarantee the survival of humans in the long term. In
fact, the consumption of energy generated from fossil fuel tends to accelerate in direct
correlation with the growth of the world population. With the current rate of exploitation, this
valuable resource would dwindle away in no time, leaving no other choices than seeking
additional reserves such as nuclear power or hydroelectricity. This is a safe solution to the fear
of energy scarcity and ensures the future development of the human race.

Second, dependence on fossil fuel for worldwide energy supply would cause environmental
degradation while using solar power, for example, is considered an ultimate choice of energy
conservation. The combustion of fossil fuels is the culprit of greenhouse gas emission and other
air pollutants, leading to tremendous damage to the environment. Such suffering of the Earth
could not be justified by the growing need of humans. By contrast, this would never be the case
when it comes to other alternatives as mentioned above. If governments continue to invest in
exploiting those new sources, there will be an unlimited amount of inexpensive energy on the
long run.

In conclusion, I believe that the use of other potential energy sources to replace fossil fuel is
obviously an important step forward.