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IELTS Essay: The environmental problem in the world cannot be solved by ordinary people, a...

Prompt

The environmental problem in the world cannot be solved by ordinary people, and governments and large companies should be responsible for this problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#environmental action#individual agency#governmental role#corporate power#collective action#systemic change

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges complexity while choosing a position, while Band 9 distinguishes which problems need what level of action and explores why individual efforts sometimes complement governmental action

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Key concepts in this essay

scale of problems
tragedy of the commons
regulatory frameworks
systemic change
bottom-up vs. top-down

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Overstating individual powerlessness without exploring collective action; ignoring regulatory requirements that do work; failing to distinguish between different environmental problems; weak on structural barriers

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