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Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) are the main sources in many countries, but in some countries the use of alternative sources of energy (wind energy and solar energy) are encouraged. To what extent do you think it is a positive or negative development

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Trend of
use
 of other source of
power
,
such
 as wind or solar
power
 as compared to main source,
such
 as fossil
fuel
 is commonly observed among few countries. In my opinion,
this
 is a positive development because of environmental and economical benefits.
To begin
 with, Fossil
fuel
 produces a lot of gas, like carbon di-oxide, which is detrimental for the environment, while other alternative sources of energy do not produce any of
such
 things. Currently, we are facing various issues
such
 as, climate change and global warming and needless to say burning fuels is one of the main reasons for
this
. We can save the earth via shifting to new sources of
power
.
Secondly
, only few countries in the world produce oil, while the rest all countries have to buy it from them, which cost millions of dollars. There are thousand of cars, buses, trucks, rails which
use
this
 fossil
fuel
.
In contrast
, if countries start using alternative sources of
power
,
this
 can save all those amounts and they can
use
this
 to boost their economy. To exemplify, Country like India, which need millions of barrels each day and totally dependent on Arabic country to fulfil their needs, but it can save millions of dollars via shifting to solar energy.
Finally
, there is limited crude oil is available on earth and one day it will finish for sure.
On the contrary
, solar and wind energy is natural and will never finish. So, we can save these resources, which will never end and
use
 fossil
fuel
 wisely. To conclude, there are numerous disadvantages of petrol, coil and diesel.
Although
, natural resources do not have any negatives and some nations start using these now. With above statements, I can restate my opinion that,
this
 is a positive development.
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