雅思大作文范文及解析:在偏远地区开采能源

随着对石油和天然气等能源的需求增加，人们应该在偏远和未开发的地区寻找石油和天然气。破坏这些地区的好处是否超过了坏处？ 

这是一道利弊类大作文，讨论的是在偏远地区开采能源的利弊问题。利弊类文章需要强调在论证上体现合理性，即在具体的分析中，明确能体现出一边的论述的确是大于另一边，或是利弊均等，而利弊是否有说服力并不取决于观点的数量，而是内容是否有说服力。审题的时候要注意，题目给出了一个限定“look for sources of oil and gas in remote and untouched places”，也就是说这道题的讨论都是围绕着“偏远地区的开采”展开的，不用提及能源消耗多少等问题。下面月半鸭和大家一起来看下具体观点。

首先来看好处，有两方面。

一是当现有能源不足时，人们想要维持现有生活或进一步发展，势必需要开发寻找新的能源。而一旦在这些偏远地区成功开采到新能源，能极大地提高能源供给，满足人们的需求。

二是在偏远地区开采能源，能够减少对居民的负面影响。煤炭、石油等能源开采往往伴随着污染等问题，如果靠近居民区，会对人们生活造成负面影响，而在人迹罕见的地区则不用担心这个问题。

然后来看坏处，同样有三方面。

一是会对当地环境和生态造成破坏。如同上面所说，能源开采和运输的过程中必然会伴随着大量污染，而且一旦发生事故比如石油泄漏，更是会对陆地和海洋生态造成巨大的破坏。

二是探索和开发过程中成本可能会非常高昂，偏远地区意味着当地缺少基础设施，人们想要开采能源势必要前期投入大量成本建造工厂和运输线。这些成本最终会转嫁到消费者身上，使得大家使用能源的价格变得更高。

三是人们对于能源的需求巨大，石油等本身又是不可再生能源，即使在偏远地区寻找和开采可能也难以满足人们需求，对于环境的破坏又是实打实的。性价比或许远不如开发新能源更为有益。

Human beings have excavated and exhausted much of the planets fossil fuels and natural gases. By the turn of the century, the pressure of running out of energy resources have consequently forced people to seek such resources in remote or untouched regions. In this short essay, I shall argue that although by doing so will have limited benefits, inevitably more issues will arise. 

Admittedly, the majority of moving vehicles and heating household systems are still running on oils and gases. The overall demand for such resources is still increasing exponentially on a day-to-day basis. Therefore, energy companies must find a solution to resolve this colossal demand. Hence, by searching and drilling for fossil fuels in more remote or even uncivilized areas, people can gain access to a much greater amount of energy resources, for instance, by drilling deposits of resources compared to the land. In addition, by moving excavations and driller sites away from the inhabitable regions, people can limit the amount of harmful pollution released directly to civilization.

However, the reality of such actions often carries numerous negative consequences. First of all, searching for energy in remote areas will simply increase the amount of energy required for transportation. Often referred as carbon emission, this will give rise to even greater energy demand and is an extremely unsustainable way of development. Notwithstanding, the action such as drilling into the ocean floor may lead to catastrophic damage to the oceanic ecosystem. There have already been numerous accounts of oil and gas leakage from deep ocean platforms. The recent one occurring in the Mexican Bay has resulted in a disastrous impact on the local fauna. Furthermore, there are still unpredictable consequences that may cause damaging impacts on the already degrading climate and planet conditions. 

In conclusion, the method of searching for fossil energy in remote areas is venerable yet unsustainable development. Human beings should make great efforts to seek renewable energy sources.