Fossil fuels are essential for producing electricity, powering industry and fueling transportation. However, one day we will reach a point when all the world’s fossil fuels have been depleted. How can we conserve these resources? What are some alternatives to fossil fuels?
The world is currently reliant on oil, coal and natural gas for the majority of its
energy
requirements but there will come a time when these run out. This
essay will discuss how we can help to prevent our non-renewable resources from becoming depleted by using our cars less frequently and it will name some natural forces that can be harnessed to generate power
. Conserving energy
is a responsibility of every individual and an important way in which we can all do our bit is to use more energy
-efficient means of transport. The easiest way to do this
is to leave the car at home and walk or cycle to our destination if it isn't too far away,
or take public transport for longer journeys. Another way to reduce our fuel consumption is to car share. Whenever my friends and I get together for coffee, we agree to meet up at a café that we can each get to without having to drive our cars there. We usually go on foot or ride our bikes. If everyone made small decisions like Remove the comma
apply
this
, it would make a real difference. The most sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels are the generation of power
from natural forces such
as the sun, wind and oceans. Solar and wind power
are already widely used across the world but it is wave power
and tidal energy
that have the greatest untapped potential to provide for our energy
needs in the future. A report recently commissioned in the United Kingdom estimates that tidal energy
could meet as much as 20% of the UK's current electricity demands once the technology being developed is operational. Wave energy
converters are expected to prove equally successful in the long term. In conclusion, our earth's reserves of fossil fuels will not last
forever and we need to be continually developing new technologies to enable us to produce energy
from renewable sources such
as the sun, wind and water. In the meantime, we can help to slow the rate of depletion by leaving the car at home and using more energy
-efficient forms of transport whenever possible.Submitted by adeluvadeife on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite