Some people support the idea of imposing taxes on fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) in order to reduce energy consumption. Others disagree with this approach. Consider the debate and its arguments, and come to your own conclusion.
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Most people agree that the use of fossil fuels should be reduced to some extent.
However
, imposing taxes is a controversial tactic which appears to have a number of contradictory effects. We will consider both sides of the discussion in this
essay.
On the one hand, those who support taxation of fossil fuels, promote the idea that higher prices will lead to lower consumption and thus
lower emissions. They point to evidence from countries such
as Sweden, where this
appears to be the case, and urge other nations to follow suit. Furthermore
, proponents of fuel
taxes claim that the funds raised can then
be used to subsidise renewable energy
projects such
as solar and localised biofuel reactors. To the supporters of the idea, these benefits are convincing.
However
, opponents of fuel
tax are able to cite evidence from other countries (including France and Italy) where higher tax has apparently not reduced demand for such
fuels. In these cases, the effect has been to force people to pay more for the same volume of energy
, which appears to penalise those who can least afford it. Moreover
, critics of fuel
tax also
highlight the difficulty in governments promising renewable schemes without interfering in the entire energy
market. If the state was to control the entire market for fuels, they say, this
would force suppliers to leave the market, thus
reducing competition and efficiency. This
argument also
appears to be quite powerful.
To sum up, I would tend to side with the opponents of fuel
taxation. It seems to be unreasonable to force vulnerable consumers to pay more for a commodity which is essential to them, without a real infrastructure for renewable energy
being in place. It would be more logical to improve availability of renewable first
, which would allow consumers to make a genuine choice.Submitted by jaloliddinabdusatarov on
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
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- The disadvantage of this...
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- One possible drawback...