With the increased global demand in oil and gas, undiscovered areas of the world should be opened up to access more resources. To what extent do you agree?

Demand for energy is ubiquitous these days.Some believe that with increased demand, new regions have to be opened up for access. I completely disagree with
this
argument and
this
essay will discuss the reasons for the same.
Firstly
, the major disadvantage would be to the flora and fauna of the region.
This
is due to the fact that, industrializing forest will harm the natural habitat.
For Instance
, the new coal mine in southern part of India which was built in the
last
decade had a direct impact on the declining local peacock population.
As a result
of new industries being built in a new region, the local species which are previously considered safe will become endangered.
Secondly
, the environment will become more polluted which will have a direct effect on global warming.
This
is because, newly expanded industries will cause more pollution to air, water and land.
For example
, drilling for oils in the Arctic region has increased the carbon dioxide in the air by 15%. The wastage of all the industry's
such
as poisonous smoke and the liquid wastes will have to be managed so that it will have less effect on the earth. Alternatively, we can concentrate on renewable green energy sources which is in the best interest of the planet. To recapitulate, because of reasons like impact on the ecosystem and contribution in polluting the environment, I am completely against drilling any more areas to meet the increasing demand, while there are various alternates
such
as renewable energy sources.
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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:
  • global demand
  • finite resources
  • energy consumption
  • exploiting
  • untouched ecosystems
  • carbon emissions
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • sustainable energy solutions
  • geopolitical consequences
  • territorial disputes
  • dependency
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