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There is no longer enough natural resources to sustain current levels of economic growth. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

#resources #levels #growth
Natural resources are the components that exist in the world without the input of humans
,
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,
such
 as coal, oil, air, water and many more. Humans can't survive without using these natural resources in their day to day
life
. As population increases rapidly, demand for the natural products are
also
 on the rise. It is widely held belief that natural resources are no longer important with the introduction of new technology, whereas, I am of the opinion that in some or other way, natural resources are very important for the mankind to survive. In
this
 essay, we will discuss how our lives are totally dependent on
nature
 in the light of several examples.
Firstly
, our
life
 revolves around using natural resources in one way or
other
any of various alternatives; some other
another
. Our economy is totally dependent on factories and manufacturing units of different consumer goods. The working of these factories
are
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is
 purely dependent on natural resources
such
 as coal, petroleum, wood, water etc. They can't even survive for a single day without these raw materials. With increase in demand
of
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for
 consumer products and countless vehicles on roads, petroleum products is now imported from other countries because these products are scarce in
nature
.
Also
, many plants and animals are the source of treatments for
life
 threatening diseases. If deforestation is done at
this
 speed
,
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,
 time will come we will lose all our herbal plants and habitat soon.
Secondly
, as natural resources are scarce in
nature
, time will come when they may become extinct because of the irresponsible behaviour of the humans. We are totally dependent on
nature
 for food products,
for example
, fish, fruits, vegetables
,
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,
 spices and almost everything.
Life
 can't be imagined with no fish in the sea
,
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,
no clear water to drink, coal and gas to cook food and other natural resources.Fossil fuels, which are formed from the fossilized remains of organisms are nonrenewable resources, which takes million of years to renew. The usage of fossil fuels is nearly doubled in
last
 10 years, which is an alarming
statistics
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statistic
 and proof that our lives are impossible without them.
Thirdly
, there is a huge section of people who think that natural resources are now replaced with other sources with the help of new and latest technology.
For example
, solar energy, biomass is
primary energy source
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the primary energy source
a primary energy source
 of some countries, petrol cars are now replaced with electronic cars. The government has taken many steps to preserve natural resources for future generations and alternatives are under process. To conclude, it is our primary duty to protect our environment and to preserve
nonrenewable
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non-renewable
 resources from extinction. I believe that we are connected to
nature
 in one or other way despite huge advancements. Abundance of resources is required for good quality
life
 and steps need to taken to increase usage of renewable resources.
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