In developed world, average life expectancy is increasing. What problems will this cause for individuals or society? Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of ageing populations.

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governmental success. It depends on
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conditions, the quality of healthcare and the environment.
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, there are several problems being noticed in developed countries due to
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amount of elderly people.
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, one of the main problems concerning
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issue is financial difficulties for society.
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, pensioners are not capable of working due to age or health.
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, all of them are getting paid from
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governmental funds which are supported by
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class's earnings.
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, if there are more old individuals, employees will have to pay more from their salaries and might get poorer. The solution to
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, the most dangerous problem of all is that
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population is causing environmental pollution.
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, lots of people no matter what age they are produce an enormous amount of rubbish on a daily basis.
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pollutes natural resources and affects thousands of species: they are getting extinct. To tackle
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issue officials should create certain trash recycling organisations immediately in order to save our planet and ourselves from dying. Another serious problem
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caused by the increasing population of the Earth is climate change. Global temperature is raising significantly nowadays, because of
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human influence. Sea levels are rising and risks of natural disasters are increasing. Floods and tsunamis might destroy whole towns and
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the public. There might not be a perfect solution but a try to prevent
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escalations. Authorities are responsible for changing all energetic sources into more environmentally friendly,
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as sun or wind power. To put it in a nutshell, increasing life duration and global population have caused a number of serious dangers to society and the whole planet.
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means, that people might suffer from poverty or some natural disasters, which happen because of human activities. From my point of view, the responsibility to tackle those problems is on the government's shoulders.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • average life expectancy
  • developed world
  • increase
  • individuals
  • society
  • personal goals
  • ambitions
  • quality of life
  • leisure
  • recreation
  • healthcare costs
  • challenges
  • healthcare system
  • ageing population
  • shortage
  • available workers
  • economy
  • retirement planning
  • healthy lifestyles
  • investing
  • social support systems
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