Some people believe that environmental problems can be solved by increasing the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is often thought that environmental issues can be tackled by raising the price of petroleum products for cars as well as vehicles. In my opinion, I utterly disagree with

this

standpoint because factories and industries are the principal culprits of environmental pollution, and

such

a

policy

will be unfair to the masses.

To begin

with, it is noteworthy that most manufacturing companies are responsible for the discharge of toxic gases to the environment which are not environmentally friendly.

In other words

, these factories consume an enormous amount of fossil fuels more than automobiles. They give out carbon dioxide as a by-product which causes depletion of the ozone layer and subsequent global warming. Unless the government restrict the activities of industries, environmental problems will remain a formidable challenge. To illustrate, a recent study conducted

in

Suggestion

at

by

Harvard University revealed that factories are responsible for 70% of the air pollution in the western world.

Thus

, vehicles and automobiles pose a lesser threat to the environment compared to manufacturing industries.

In addition

, making

petrol

more expensive will be unfair because

such

a

policy

on impoverished citizens.

Moreover

, since the affluent will be able to afford purchasing

petrol

, the price notwithstanding, it is not an effective

policy

. In Nigeria,

for instance

, when the price of petroleum products escalated

as a result

of economic recession in 2017, a vast majority of people were still able to maintain their vehicles and buy

petrol

.

Thus

, raising the cost of

petrol

is not the most appropriate remedy to

this

problem. In conclusion, I wholeheartedly disagree with the idea of increasing the cost of

petrol

and petroleum products because factories are the major cause of environmental pollution, and

such

a

policy

is ineffective and unfair.

Hence

, it is recommended that the government invest heavily in

clean renewable

Accept comma addition

clean, renewable

energy which is ecologically friendly.