Some people think that the best way to solve global environment problems is to increase the cost of fuel. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The continuous burning of fossil fuels is the major contributor to the environmental

problem

plaguing mother earth over the

last

decade. Society feels that the best way to tackle

this

problem

is to increase the cost of fuel.

However

, I feel

that is

not the only way to relieve

this

planet of

this

problem

. I will substantiate my reasoning in the course of

this

essay.

First

and foremost, increasing fuel costs will create a change in the transportation sector. Many people will choose to take alternate mediums of

transport

. They will be encouraged to carpool, use public

transport

and even in the case of short-distance travel, walk or use a bicycle.

However

, there is still no guarantee for

this

.

For example

, in my hometown Trivandrum, the price is currently INR. 104/- per litre, and keeps rising every week. Considering, that travel by car and bike is the easiest mode of transportation because of the distance between the different requirements in the city, and the lack of a reliable public

transport

system, individuals are still forced to rely on their cars to move from place to place. Alternately, what the government needs to do, is to strengthen the public

transport

sectors, impose heavy fines on the number of vehicles a family can posse, and

in addition

, they must thrust onto the public fines for using vehicles after a certain hour.

Furthermore

, they should encourage local bicycle businesses, by creating more bicycle lanes and parks, which will in turn help to boost their business. Car manufacturers, must look into the possibility of producing greener cars, and slowly phase out the production of petrol and diesel vehicles. Once

this

happens, more and more petrol stations will cater to the new requirements by vehicle owners. These are some of the changes that the administration can enforce. In conclusion, I believe the increase in fuel price is not the only answer for

this

problem

, but in fact, the government has to invest heavily in renewable forms of energy if any sustainable and lasting change needs to be made.