Some people think the best way to solve global environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some consider raising fuel prices as the most effective method to resolve global environmental issues. In my opinion, I firmly disagree with
this
argument as it has the potential to disrupt world recession and global peace severely.
To begin
with, transportation, industrial production, and even energy generation sectors, run their operations on oil. If the oil prices are increasing, it raises the prices of the products and services of these sectors as well.
As a result
,
this
affects the general public’s ability to afford basic products and services which is known as inflation.
This
does not only affects the households, but
also
slows down the overall growth of the recession.
For instance
, in developing countries, it is often observed that whenever the petrol price jumps up, the economic growth jumps down.
Moreover
, increasing the gas cost not just disturbs the economy, it can promote instability as well. When people are unable to afford the basic necessities, they get frustrated.
This
often leads to protest and sometimes these protests are converted into violent demonstrations, which not only results in the loss of public property, but
also
human lives.
For example
, in recent days, a protest against oil prices increase in Iran spread across the country which compelled the authorities to contain it by force and restricting mobile and internet services in the affected areas. In conclusion, I think that without any alternative options for material, increasing the electricity prices is not the solution to the global environmental issues, but a trigger to affect the world economy and global peace and stability.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumption
  • emissions
  • alternative energy
  • conservation
  • mitigate
  • renewable energy technologies
  • affordability
  • collective action
  • innovation in energy efficiency
  • global cooperation
  • environmental measures
  • pollution
  • economic disparity
  • revenue
  • sustainable development
  • environmental sustainability
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