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

Nowadays, the upward trend of

fuel

consumption is one of the main reasons for environmental degradation. Some individuals believe that the price of

fuel

should be increased to tackle

this

problem.

Although

I agree with

this

opinion, I think that the increasing rate of

fuel

cost

would

also

have negative effects on society. On the one hand, raising the price of

fuel

will be far beneficial. According to

this

, many

people

would avoid driving their own cars since they will not be able to afford the high

cost

of

fuel

.

Besides

, they will be motivated to take more public

transportation

instead

of their private cars, resulting in decreasing the heavy traffics.

Therefore

, the lower consumption of

fuel

will improve the quality of air, reducing many health problems.

For instance

, many

people

have died annually

as a result

of lung cancer and respiratory diseases that are caused by air pollution.

on the other hand

, increasing the

fuel

cost

would have many drawbacks.

Firstly

, the public

transportation

cost

will be escalated due to the expensive

fuel

.

Secondly

, the

transportation

expenses for businesses would

also

be raised. In

such

cases, companies will be forced to increase the prices of their products to compensate for these high expenses.

Thus

,

people

would be burdened with higher living costs. If the government can control these increasing rates of

transportation

and goods, the solution of high

fuel

prices would be more advantaged. In conclusion, while increasing the

fuel

cost

could place many

people

under the pressure of difficult economic situations, I agree that it is vital for solving environmental problems.