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With the increased global demand in oil and gas, undiscovered areas of the world should be opened up to access more resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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The demand in
oil
 and gas has been increased globally.
Therefore
, it is thought to explore undiscovered areas to find hidden resources.
This
 essay will argue that why
exploitation
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the exploitation
an exploitation
 of new areas is more harmful than benefitting. By opening up access to unexplored areas, the areas would become vulnerable to damage, and ultimately add up in environmental hazards. The process of drilling for extracting
oil
 and gas causes unrecoverable damage to the
surrounding
the environmental condition
surroundings
 by either emitting hazardous gasses making people sick or by disposing waste material into
sea
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the sea
 which can lead to killing many sea creatures.
For example
, Chinese government started a project for extraction of
oil
 and gas in its northern region. During that process, there was
immense disruption
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an immense disruption
 in sea life, and the icebergs started melting causing a rise in
surrounding temperature
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the surrounding temperature
. For
this
 reason, it is obvious that the environment is harmed by human desires of natural resources.
Instead
 of looking for new areas to find more
oil
 and gas, people should work more on renewable
energy
 and other
energy
 sources. By using renewable
energy
, there will be less harm to the environment and on the living beings. Other
energy
 sources include solar, water and wind. In a recent study conducted
in
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at
by
University
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the University
 of California, by introducing solar cars only, there is
decrease
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a decrease
 in
oil
 and gas utilization and they
are echo
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are echoing
are echoed
 friendly as well.
Hence
, using other renewable sources, the need
of
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for
oil
 and gas can be limited to certain fields only. In conclusion,
although
 the demand
of
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for
oil
 and gas has been increased globally, more concentration should be given to renewable and other forms of resources. Which in turn reduces the need of exploring more areas for
oil
 and gas.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • global demand
  • finite resources
  • energy consumption
  • exploiting
  • untouched ecosystems
  • carbon emissions
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • sustainable energy solutions
  • geopolitical consequences
  • territorial disputes
  • dependency
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