Some people think that the best way to solve environmental problems is to increase the price of fuel for cars and other vehicles. Do you agree or disagree?

Environmental

pollution

has been a major concern in today’s society, and some people feel that governments should raise the

price

of fuel to resolve

this

issue. In my opinion, it may help to some extent;

however

,

this

is not the only solution to tackle

this

problem.

To begin

with, increasing the

price

of

petrol

can help reduce the environmental

pollution

to some degree.

In other words

, excessive use of cars releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which is detrimental to the environment. If the

price

of

petrol

is increased / hiked), individuals will start to use their cars less often and

this

in turn can decelerate the rate of air

pollution

.

However

, the increase in the cost of

petrol

will not stop the environmental

pollution

.

Besides

, the fuel

price

determines the market prices of other essential commodities, and increasing the

price

can affect poor and middle class families.

On the other hand

, governments can take other measures to mitigate these problems. A better solution is to invest in renewable energy sources

such

as wind, solar and tide rather than non-renewable resources like coal and

petrol

.

For example

, solar power in the United States has proven its efficiency in energy production.

Second

, by improving public transportation and reducing the cost of

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

, the government can encourage more people to use public transport;

this

practice can help clean the environment and reduce traffic. To conclude, I strongly believe that the hike in the

petrol

price

is not the best solution to

this

problem. Improving the efficiency of public transport and investing in renewable energy sources are better alternatives that ought to be considered.