The increase in the production of consumer goods (food, clothing) results in damage to the natural environment. What is the cause of this? What can be done to solve this problem?

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recent era, public concern regarding the growing
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of
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goods has been a topical issue as some individuals argued that negative impacts will happen
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action. In
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issue, I will give my own opinion about the cause of
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problem,
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the solutions. Turning to the reason, the increasing
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of goods produced is caused by
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density because there is a growing trend in the birth rate.
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,
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will directly affect humans’ needs and wants,
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agriculture industry or
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to past experience,
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country had less than a million
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, with 2% of total spending
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basic needs.
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recent
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,
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number
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skyrocketed to more than 3 million population, with total expenditure almost doubled. Another reason is that individuals tend to have
consumerism
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lifestyle influenced by some advertisements or
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, they will buy products not because of their needs but the trend. Focusing on the ways that can be taken to
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these problems, making a regulation is essential for the government to control citizens.
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, the policy should prohibit families
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more than two children.
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, the government can
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encougrage
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encourage
locals by raising awareness
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not following consumerism by giving them socialisation about the drawbacks
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being
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consumptive
people
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,
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some negative
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effects
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environment
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, the increasing
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of goods sold comes from the growing
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of individuals
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following
consumerism
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a consumerism
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lifestyle. To overcome them, the government can make a policy to reduce the population and
consumtiveness
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constructiveness
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You made good points about consumerism and population growth affecting the environment.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • natural resources
  • habitat destruction
  • biodiversity
  • waste generation
  • pollutants
  • fossil fuels
  • greenhouse gases
  • global warming
  • climate change
  • overconsumption
  • planned obsolescence
  • sustainable practices
  • renewable energy
  • recycling
  • environmental regulations
  • incentives
  • ecological footprint
  • consumer awareness
  • eco-friendly
  • green technologies
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