A lot of money is spent nowadays searching for oil. As the world's oil resources will eventually run out, it would be more logical to spend some of this money on developing new sources of power, such as wind and solar. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Because

oil

is

such

a precious fuel a great deal of

money

is spent looking for it. Some people believe that

this

is counterproductive as

oil

is finite so

therefore

we should spend some of

this

money

advancing new power sources. I agree with

this

point and think that we should stop

focussing

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on

oil

supplies

as it is both unsustainable

an

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and

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harmful to the environment.

Oil

is not only very expensive but it is

also

one

of the most commonly sold commodities on the planet.

For

this

reason

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many people invest great sums of

money

in locating and extracting it.

Furthermore

, countries that have been able to find

oil

supplies

have seen a huge rise in their GDP and a corresponding rise in their population’s living standards.

However

,

oil

is not a renewable energy

sources

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and

one

day the earth’s

supplies

will be depleted.

For

this

reason

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it is not logical for us to continue being dependent on

oil

and should

instead

devote time and

money

on

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the development of sustainable alternatives. These alternatives already exist in the form of wind, hydro and solar power but need to be invested in to meet the global demand for energy. Another issue with our reliance on

oil

is the effect that it has on the environment. The burning of fossil fuels like

oil

is

one

of the key causes of climate change.

For

this

reason

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many people argue that, rather than looking for new ways of extracting

oil

, its use should be greatly limited. They argue that, if we do not address the problem now, many parts of the world will be uninhabitable in the future. In conclusion, despite the financial benefit for those that find

supplies

of

oil

, I would argue that we need to end our reliance on it. The environmental problems that it causes are too great to be ignored and, given that it will

one

day be depleted anyway, we need to start using alternatives now.