Topic 3: the best way to resolve significant environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is true that humans are struggling to find solutions for environment-related issues. While a number of people believe that increasing

fuel

prices is the most effective one, I completely disagree with that point of view. On the one hand, we have other options that prove to be more persuasive approaches.

Firstly

, since many alternative sources of energy emerged in recent years, we have many choices which are environmentally friendly to replace fossil

fuel

.

For example

, Tesla, the biggest electric vehicle company, shows the world that their cars are not only cleaner for the environment but

also

more convenient for customers than the conventional ones. That fascinating success of

such

a young firm makes other automakers, which were founded

for

being one more than three

four

decades, to realise that sustainable energy is truly the future of the automotive industry.

Secondly

, the advancement of technology nowadays allows us to optimise

fuel

engine, and

this

means that we can reduce car emissions but still retain the performance.

For example

, hybrid vehicles, which are more and more widely studied, can convert waste energy into electricity during the operation, and it can replace the main power when needed.

On the other hand

, there are some reasons why imposing a higher tax

on

Suggestion

on fuel, not

fuel

not only is an ineffective strategy but

also

leads to consequences.

Firstly

,

this

policy will give a significant impact on poor people in low development countries, who mostly are farmers or fishermen. Spending too much on

fuel

, they will use other methods which may harm the environment to increase the revenue and compensate the cost

such

as using toxic chemical pesticides or

overfishing

.

Secondly

, the price is not the main reason for people to cut down on emissions.

For example

, despite the high cost of

fuel

, Vietnamese people tend to choose personal vehicles rather than public transportations, which are widely recognised means to improve urban atmosphere effectively. In conclusion,

although

some people believe that making

fuel

more expensive is the best way to tackle the environmental crisis, I would argue that we have better choices, which can overcome the side effect of

such

policy