IELTS Writing Task 2: Environment Essay Questions
Environment questions in IELTS Writing rarely ask "is pollution bad" — they ask who is responsible: individuals or governments, companies or consumers. That framing decides your essay structure, which is why this chapter leans heavily on opinion and problem–solution types. A locally observed detail — what changed in your own city's air, traffic, or waste handling — is worth more than a paragraph of borrowed climate statistics.
How this topic is examined
15 questions in the current bank fall under this chapter, split by essay type:
- Opinion (agree/disagree)8
- Causes / problems / solutions3
- Advantages & disadvantages2
- Discussion (both views)2
High-frequency subtopics
Chapters are too broad to prepare directly — the working unit is the subtopic. These are the subtopics this chapter's questions cluster around:
- energy crisis
- environmental protection
- causes of energy crisis
- consequences of energy use
- environmental impact of fashion
- solutions for energy crisis
- energy_conservation
- impacts_of_extreme_weather
- water_scarcity
- animal_conservation
mitigating climate change
Free taste — one subtopic's idea bank- Reducing energy consumption through efficient practices is crucial for lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
- Transitioning to renewable energy sources decreases reliance on fossil fuels and significantly cuts carbon footprints.
- Minimizing waste generation and promoting recycling are effective strategies to lessen environmental pollution.
Three of the idea sentences behind this subtopic. Inside the app, every subtopic in this chapter comes with a full idea bank and collocations, rebuilt around your own experience.
Questions in this chapter
Current questions in this chapter with free sample essays:
- Cycling is seen as a healthy and environmentally friendly way to travel, but it is no longer the main way people get aro…
- Many animal species are in danger of extinction. Some people believe that conservation efforts should only focus on spec…
- Many people think that improving human living standards is always more important than protecting animals and birds. To w…
- More and more people are choosing to travel to natural places that are untouched and have not been visited before. What…
- More and more people are choosing to travel to natural places that have not been changed by humans. Do the advantages ou…
- Some people believe that environmental problems are too big for individuals to solve. Others, however, argue that these…
- Some people believe that studying the past is a waste of time, and that we should focus on present-day problems instead.…
- Some people believe that the constant demand from the fashion industry for people to buy new clothes is bad for the envi…
- Some people believe that the only way to solve environmental problems is for people to live less convenient lives now, s…
- Some people think that air travel should be reduced because it causes a lot of pollution and uses up too much of the wor…
- Some people think that because the news does not affect their personal lives, reading or watching it is a waste of time.…
- Some people think that buying products made in our own country, like food or building materials, instead of imported one…
- Some people think the Olympic Games are an exciting event that brings countries together. Others believe the Olympic Gam…
- The increased production of goods has a negative impact on the environment. What are the causes of this? What can be don…
- The world's natural resources, such as oil, forests, and fresh water, are being used up more and more quickly. What prob…