The best way to solve the world's enviromental prolem is to increase the price of fuel. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Some may say that the consumption of natural gas and fossil

fuel

is the major problem contributing to the decline of Earth's environment; some even claim that increasing the

fuel

price

will solve the problem. In practice,

however

, I do believe solving environmental issues has very little to do with the cost of any natural resource, including

fuel

, and we should focus on the bigger picture

instead

. The majority of people in today's

world

still owns internal combustion engine automobiles, despite the fact that the trend is shifting towards electric vehicles. According to that fact, many people still rely on petrol and raising the

price

would only break their banks. Even though it is true that electricity is much cheaper than oil, the

price

and availability of vehicles are the other way around. Ultimately, increasing the

fuel

price

would not be enough to convince regular consumers to resort to electric cars. For the bigger picture, there are

furthermore

industries that still rely on

fuel

: manufacturing factories, airlines, railways, and even spacecraft. These industries, which make up a large share of the

world

economy, have no alternative for natural gas, meaning a slight increase in

price

would halt their productivity and ultimately the

world

economy. Until there is a viable alternative, the proposed solution could do more harm than good for the environment, as some companies might try to cut corners in their environmental policies in order to maintain their profits. Increasing the

price

of

fuel

is not at all an invalid proposition, but now is not the right time as the

world

still heavily relies on it. Both civilians and industries cannot switch to a more environmental-friendly alternative right away, and increasing the

fuel

price

would basically mean increasing their costs of living. At

last

, it is mandatory for us to preserve our planet, but there should be a better solution that will not cause the economy to crumble.