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Some people support the idea of imposing taxes on fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) in order to reduce energy consumption. Others disagree with this approach. Consider the debate and its arguments, and come to your own conclusion.

Some people support the idea of imposing taxes on fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) in order to reduce energy consumption. Others disagree with this approach. Consider the debate and its arguments, and come to your own conclusion. 65w8
Most people agree that the use of fossil fuels should be reduced to some extent. However, imposing taxes is a controversial tactic which appears to have a number of contradictory effects. We will consider both sides of the discussion in this essay. On the one hand, those who support taxation of fossil fuels promote the idea that higher prices will lead to lower consumption and thus lower emissions. They point to evidence from countries such as Sweden where this appears to be the case, and urge other nations to follow suit. Furthermore, proponents of fuel taxes claim that the funds raised can then be used to subsidise renewable energy projects such as solar and localised biofuel reactors. To the supporters of the idea, these benefits are convincing. However, opponents of fuel tax are able to cite evidence from other countries (including France and Italy) where higher tax has apparently not reduced demand for such fuels. In these cases, the effect has been to force people to pay more for the same volume of energy, which appears to penalise those who can least afford it. Moreover, critics of fuel tax also highlight the difficulty in governments promising renewable schemes without interfering in the entire energy market. If the state was to control the entire market for fuels, they say, this would force suppliers to leave the market, thus reducing competition and efficiency. This argument also appears to be quite powerful. Overall, I would tend to side with the opponents of fuel taxation. It seems to be unreasonable to force vulnerable consumers to pay more for a commodity which is essential to them, without a real infrastructure for renewable energy being in place. It would be more logical to improve availability of renewables first, which would allow consumers to make a genuine choice.
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people
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agree
that the
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use
of fossil
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fuels
should be
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reduced
to
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some
extent.
However
, imposing

taxes is a controversial tactic which appears to have a number of contradictory effects. We will consider both

sides of the discussion in this essay.

On the one hand, those who support taxation of fossil
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fuels
promote the
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
idea
that higher prices will

lead to lower consumption and
thus
lower emissions. They point to evidence from countries such as Sweden

where this appears to be the case, and urge other nations to follow suit.
Furthermore
, proponents of
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fuel
taxes

claim that the funds raised can then be
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used
to
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subsidise
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renewable
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energy
projects such as solar and
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localised


biofuel reactors. To the supporters of the
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idea
, these benefits are convincing.

However
, opponents of
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fuel
tax are able to cite evidence from other countries (including France and

Italy) where higher tax has
apparently
not
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reduced
demand for such
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fuels
. In these cases, the effect has been to

force
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people
to pay more for the same volume of
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energy
, which appears to
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penalise
those who can least afford

it.
Moreover
, critics of
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fuel
tax
also
highlight the difficulty in
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governments
promising
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renewable
schemes

without interfering in the entire
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energy
market. If the state was to control the entire market for
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fuels
, they say,

this would force suppliers to
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leave
the market,
thus
reducing competition and efficiency. This argument
also


appears to be quite powerful.

Overall
, I would tend to side with the opponents of
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fuel
taxation. It seems to be unreasonable to force

vulnerable consumers to pay more for a commodity which is essential to them, without a real infrastructure

for
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renewable
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energy
being in place. It would be more logical to
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improve
availability of
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renewables
first
, which

would
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allow
consumers to
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make
a genuine choice.
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IELTS essay Some people support the idea of imposing taxes on fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) in order to reduce energy consumption. Others disagree with this approach. Consider the debate and its arguments, and come to your own conclusion.

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301 words
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