Some people say that economic growth is the only way to end world poverty and hunger. However, others say that economic growth is damaging the environment and should be stopped. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

1In an era of 2economic prosperityprosperity of economy, the question of whether people should continuously promote 3the economythe development of economy. 4A large proportion of people maintain that only by 5developing the economydeveloping economy can solve the problems of poverty and hunger worldwide, while opponents contend that economic growth should be 6prohibited due to its damageprohibited for its damage to the environment. These two opposite viewpoints will be further analyzed before presenting my own perspective.

There is no denying that economic growth is conducive to 7endingend poverty and hunger. To begin with, enterprises can benefit from economic growth since they can earn more profits through selling more products or services. To increase their profitability, 8they are more likely to expand productionit is more likely to expand their production scales to produce more goods, which requires a large number of employees, creating job opportunities 9forto people from different fields. If people can find a suitable job, they 10earn a stable disposable incomegain stable disposable income, enabling them to purchase daily necessities, including food. Furthermore, 11via taxation, the government secures greater revenue from the consumptionthrough tax policies, the government has more tax revenue through the consumption of consumers and corporations. Therefore, the government can invest more funds in the research and development of advanced agricultural technology to boost the output of crops. 12For instance, hiring professionals and purchasing cutting-edge technology to develop genetic modification crops which have higher production and need little farmland. 13An increased supply of cropsIncreased supply of crops can 14lower food priceslower the prices of them, which can alleviate the financial pressure 15onof people from low-income families.

However, economic growth may cause serious environmental pollution from factories. Factories produce waste gas and wastewater in production. Some waste is discharged directly into rivers without treatment, polluting limited water resources and endangering fish and other aquatic life. Waste gas released into the air also harms human health and causes respiratory diseases.Besides, 16conventional petrol-powered vehiclestraditional petrol cars burn fossil fuels and release large amounts of carbon dioxide. This strengthens the greenhouse effect and raises global temperatures. More frequent extreme weather will threaten the survival of humans and animals. In my opinion, we need to develop the economy while protecting the environment to achieve sustainable development.

From my point of view, economic development is necessary to end poverty and hunger, yet we cannot ignore environmental damage. Governments and companies should pursue green growth. Only by balancing economic gains and environmental protection can we achieve long-term benefits for humans and wildlife.