The first car appeared on British roads in 1888. By the year 2000 there may be as many as 29 million vehicles on British roads. Alternative forms of transport should be encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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9th century and their amount continued to grow, eventually reaching 29 million in 2000.
This
trend is worrying and causes many problems for the environment and people, so other types of
transport
and vehicles should be supported by international
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standards
and norms, as well as cars should be under strict governmental control. 

 As far as I know, cars play important role in
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climate change. Their carbon footprint per year is massive and it causes many problems for the ecology. Before
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2000, cars had lead pieces in their fuel, which made emissions deadly for the atmosphere and generally dealt a lot of damage to the ecological condition of the Earth. Even though lead pieces are not used in fuel production anymore, other chemical elements still pollute the air of Britain and other countries. It is clear that solving the car problem is crucial for saving the Earth. 

In my opinion, reducing the number of cars will help to mitigate their negative effects on the environment. Busses and other types of public
transport
will easily replace cars for many people. They are a lot better in terms of time management and efficiency
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because they can
transport
hundreds of passengers at once. There are tonnes of other alternatives to classic cars in the environmental sphere.
For example
,
electrovehicles
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electro vehicles
or
bycicles
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bicycles
. They do not require benzene or fuel which will hurt
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nature,
thus
, minimizing the negative effects.

 These actions should be taken by the International Community to fight
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climate change. Encouraging public
transport
, reducing car usage and governmental limitations
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the only way to save our planet from destroying itself.
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  • reliance on
  • regulate
  • traffic congestion
  • pollution
  • public health
  • sustainable development
  • alternative forms of transport
  • car ownership
  • balancing benefits and drawbacks
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