Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

There is no doubt that nowadays t air pollution is one of the major problems that human beings need to face in the modern day. Pollution could have dire consequences on physical health. In fact, it is a serious concern worldwide.

Although

Linking Words

many experts say that increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve

this

Linking Words

problem, I think that it has more disadvantages and that better solutions could be found.

First

Linking Words

of all, raising the price of petrol would force that people go to work by car and

consequently

Linking Words

more money would be spent. Clearly,

this

Linking Words

could deter people from using private vehicles. My previous employer,

for instance

Linking Words

, works 50kms away from home and there is no public transport he could take.

In addition

Linking Words

,

this

Linking Words

increasing of fees would enrich those who are already rich

such

Linking Words

as oil tankers. Undoubtedly, we are facing a troublesome issue that we need to deal with. Most expert says that one measure that should be taken is to enhance services. Let’s consider Naples, which doesn’t have an efficient means of communication.

Consequently

Linking Words

, many people are forced to buy a car because it’s simply unreliable.

Furthermore

Linking Words

, what governments could do is raise awareness that walking is a good activity for health and build cycle paths to encourage people not to use private vehicles.

In addition

Linking Words

, it would be a good idea to promote companies that produce electrical machines, taxing them less or giving benefits to those who buy them. As far as I’m concerned, raising the fee of petrol would not be the best alternative to contrast air pollution. I believe that our government should take steps forward to buy the electrical machine or and definitely improve public transport.