Increase 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?

Over the

last

half-century,

traffic

congestion and contamination have become major problems in almost every city.

Although

there are those who argue that increasing oil prices might help to solve

this

problem,

this

essay disagrees that higher

petrol

prices will have a positive impact on the exposed issues.

Firstly

, oil and gas play a fundamental role in the industry, since most of the heavy machinery used in different industries are operated by

petrol

.

For example

, a recent study conducted in Japan has revealed that

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nearly 80% of all businesses are sensitive to the price of

petrol

.

In addition

, higher prices of

petrol

will indirectly influence the prices of the various goods in the market

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increasing the cost of their transportation.

Lastly

,

this

will burden the people and limit their freedom to travel to enjoy their leisure time. Undoubtedly, the growth of oil and gas prices will create new problems.

On the other hand

, there are some other ways to tackle

traffic

and pollutions problem in cities.

To begin

with, improving methods of public transportation as well as the increase in their availability everywhere around the clock, will significantly reduce the use of private cars. To illustrate, a recent study published in Canada has shown that the upward trend in the various means of public transportation

such

as buses and trains resulted in decrease the number of

traffic

jams and road accidents by around 25%.

Moreover

, the government should invest more in repairing and maintaining roads as well as constructing new roads to solve the problem and

traffic

congestion.

Furthermore

, scientists should search for the sources of clean energy

such

as solar power and nuclear power to replace fossil fuel. To sum up, it can be clearly seen that the cons of increasing

petrol

prices outweigh the pros

hence

I am strongly against the idea of increasing gasoline prices. Government and scientists can prevent the situation from

further

deterioration through new mobility solutions and innovation in renewable energy