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1、Question:Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Renewablesourcesofenergy(sun,water,wind)willsoonreplacefossilfuels(coal,gas,oil).Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Answer:TheCopenhagenUNClimateChangeConferencehasjustclosed,andpeople’sattentionshaveo
2、nceagainfocusonthetopicoftheclimatealtering.Themoreandmoreurgentsituationsofglobalclimatekeepsremindingpeoplethatitistimetomakechangesinourdailylifetosaveourplanet.Sourcesofenergy,however,areoneofthethingsweusethatcausegreatinfluencetotheclimate.Theuseoftraditionalresou
3、rcesproducesgreenhousegases,whichstickaroundtheearththicklyandcauseenvironmentalissues.Sopeopleareclaiming:weneedtochange.Ithasbeenreportedthatrenewablesourcesofenergyhavealreadybeendeveloped,andthetechnologyisalreadyadvancedenoughforpublicuse.Thatmakesthatsomepeoplebel
4、ievethatanenvironment-friendlyperiodwillsooncomewithfossilfuelsreplacedbyrenewableresources.YetIthinkthisissueisnotpossible.Nomatterhowurgentthesituationis,somefactorsmustbethoughtabout.Supposethatallthethingsthatwearetalkingaboutarehappeninginonecountry,seewhatwillgoin
5、gonwiththefactorstakenintoaccount.Thefirstfactoristhefinancialproblems.Toreplacefossilfuelsnationwidewillcostalargesumofmoney.Despitetheprimecostofenergyproduction,replacingthefacilityforfossilfuelscanmakethecountrybankrupt.Firstthegovernmentneedtodemolishthosegasstatio
6、ns,removethosemachines,closethegascorporationsandarrangethosepeoplewhoseonceworkedinsuchcorporations;second,theyhavetoproducenewfacilitytosuitthenewresources;third,thoseoldmachinesusingfossilfuelslikecarshavetobereplaced,andgovernmentshouldpayforit.Youcannotletpeoplepay
7、thepriceforgovernmentbehavior.Oncethegovernmentreplacesthefossilfuelsbynewresources,oldcarscannomoresuitsthechangeandpeoplecanonlyleavethemthererusted,andbuyanewonethatspendsmoneyagain.Peopledon’twanttospendmoney.Itisthegovernmentthat“forces”themtodo.Sogovernmentshoulda
8、lsopayforthistocomfortitspeople,otherwisetheymightbeoverthrown.Obviously,toaccomplishsomanytaskscostshugesumso
