Although the prices of fuels have greatly increased over the last decade or two, it is argued that further increases in fuel prices are the only way to reduce world consumption of fuel and lessen pressure on the world’s fuel resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Oil, gas and coal are all non-renewable resources.

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is known worldwide, as well as the fact that society lives above its demands. Even though

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prices have increased significantly over the

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decade, consumption will still cause these resources to run out eventually. It has been argued that the only way to decrease the

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of

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is to

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increase the prices. Currently, most people think in the present and do not consider the future enough.

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, to affect people in their everyday lives,

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prices ought to be raised. It is theorised that

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will significantly decrease fossil

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, as economic impact will be forced onto current users. It is necessary that

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prices are high enough to immediately decrease the wealth of a family and make more people switch to public transport. Critics of

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would argue,

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, that society’s fossil fuels,

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as petrol for cars, have an inelastic price and that price

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would have no effect other than increasing tax and oil company revenues.

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, a significant increase in prices would not only impact each individual, but

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a whole economy.

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prices are not only linked to transport,

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to food production, home heating and entertainment. A rise in prices in all these areas would seriously affect the standard of living of families with limited income and would mean the poorer parts of society would become even poorer. In conclusion, while raising

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prices is one of the most commonly-discussed solutions to

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problems,

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answer includes too many negative variables. Certainly, increasing

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prices would create a small reduction of transport

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, but the far-reaching effects would be unfair and unsustainable.