The exploration and development of safe alternatives to fossil fuels should be the most important global priority today. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In recent decades, many countries, especially affluent countries have been investing an astronomical amount of money to research on alternative to fossil fuels and taking it as the highest priority.

Although

it cannot be denied that investing in

this

field can have potential advantages, to a large extent I believe that it should not be given highest importance because of its slow impacts as compare to

other crucial phenomenon

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other crucial phenomena

such

as poverty and

gender

discrimination. Perhaps most cited reason due to massive concern on finding out substitute-reliable resources is that burning fossil fuels has many severe detrimental effects. Arguably, it creates emission of fumes from vehicles, factories etc., which is largely responsible to air

pollution depletion

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pollution, depletion

of

ozone layer

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the ozone layer

and various respiratory diseases. Environmentalists,

therefore

argue that focusing on safer modes

such

as solar panels and other new technologies can effectively save our planet from these catastrophic outcomes.

However

, it cannot be denied that the amount of tasks involved in

this

transition from fossil fuels to reliable alternatives

are

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is

huge. Clearly,

it

it is

it's

not only require international cooperation but

also

it cost a fortune which, undoubtedly, could be better spent on other burning issues,

for example

extreme poverty and

gender gap

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the gender gap

gender gaps

.

World Bank report

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The World Bank report

The world Bank report

shows that a significant proportion of individuals are living below extreme impoverishment which is considered the single most reason to malnutrition, poor standard of living, less longevity and illiteracy.

On the other hand

, the negative repercussions arise due to

gender

violence are paramount. In every

second

, millions of girls and women are

victimed child

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victims, child

victims child

victimized child

marriage, physical aggression, female genital mutilation, psychological assault or even death. Fortunately,

this

horrific trend could be prevented if ministers take necessary steps

such

as launch awareness-building programs. Many of countries, which had adopted various

gender

development programmes, started getting the dramatic upsides rapidly. Overall, it seems foolish to deny the pros of switching safer modes from fossil fuels to reduce the cons of

overreliance

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Overreliance

on fossil fuels.

Nevertheless

, the benefits of more priority on other two preventable-

solveable but

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solvable, but

solvable but

threatening issues--poverty and

gender

violence-- are outweigh to the advantages of exploring new renewable sources because of its cost- burden and sluggish outcomes.