The world natural resources are consumed at an ever-increased rate. What are the dangers of this situation? What should we do? Flashcards

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The world natural resources are consumed at an ever-increased rate. What are the dangers of this situation? What should we do?

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Introduction:

  • The overconsumption of natural resources has become a major topic of concern in recent years.
  • This trend may bring a number of serious threats to the world, and must be addressed with a number of actions.

Body:
- The over exploitation of natural resources results in a number of negative effects.
+ Chief among them is a greater level of environmental contamination.
+ emissions from traffic have increased significantly due to the growing demand for fossil fuels in the world
+ Reduce the quality of life. eg VN: a growing number of people are suffering from cancers.
+natural resources will be exhausted in near future.

  • Some measures can be taken to tackle the problem of over-consuming natural resources.
    + Promote environmentally-friendly technology >solar cell
    + renewable energy > have technology to develop it
    + Encourage people to use public transport.
    > reduce fossil fuel consumption & emissions from traffic
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