One of the best ways to solve environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

With agreeable to the order of the day, people, nowadays, are buying and using more

cars

in order to lead an epicurean life, creating many problems for the natural environment.

Consequently

, there has been a growing body of opinion in favour of increasing the

price

of

fuel

for

cars

and other transport so as to solve environmental issues. Being a rational mind,

however

, take issue with

this

notion, for I am of the view that

this

step will escalate the

food

production and will have no impact on opulent people’s lifestyle. Among the ratiocination to buttress my stance, the one that deals with the significance of raising the

fuel

cost

as a way to stabilize the

price

of foods.

In other words

, if governments increase the

cost

of

fuel

for vehicles, the transportation

cost

of the

food

supply rises simultaneously, causing to go up the

price

of foodstuff that may be a burden for the general public. To cite an example, in 2009 when the government of Singapore increased the

price

of

fuel

to control traffic and contain air pollution, the citizens had to cut the chosen

food

items from their lists because of high

price

, causing dissatisfaction towards the government.

Hence

, inasmuch as the increasing

price

of

fuel

would lead to raising the

price

of general

food

,

this

approach should not be applied. Another critical rationale in reference to why governments ought not to increase the

fuel

cost

is necessarily synonymous with not having any impact on rich people who have

cars

. To be more precise, if an individual had the ability to purchase and maintain a vehicle, he or she would be able to pay the increased

fuel

price

with a view to maintaining his social status. To exemplify, an empirical study conducted by Oxford University reveals that 95% of car owners are ready to cut their budget from other sides, but they are not willing to leave their

cars

.

Therefore

, the step of rising the

fuel

cost

would have no effect on car owners’ attitudes as well as on the environment. In conclusion insofar as increasing

fuel

costs for vehicles would lead to increasing the

price

of foods and would not motivate rich people,

this

policy cannot solve environmental issues.