The best way to solve the world’s environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Environmental preservation is one of the most concerning and urgent problems that challenge humans nowadays. For the sake of our planet, increasing the price of fossil

fuels

like oil and petroleum is considered the most effective solution.

However

, as far as I am concerned, I strongly disagree with the measure mentioned above, as it does not completely solve the root of the situation, and there are a plethora of other solutions which are much more effective.

To begin

with, raising the cost of

fuels

may be theoretically beneficial to the world's current environmental issues, but it just merely resolves the situation temporarily, and it cannot work in the long term. It is undeniable that people tend to choose another option to transit rather than taking private vehicles due to the high petroleum price.

This

might result in lower oil consumption, as well as less non-renewable

energy

being used, which might lead to a decrease in the exhaust fumes emitted into the air, and slow down the worldwide ozone depletion.

Nevertheless

, fuel consumption is inevitable, as it plays an instrumental role in every aspect of our lives,

such

as manufacturing industries or agricultural purposes. If the cost of

fuels

climbs up, it might provoke a decrease in our living conditions. On top of that, I myself believe that

this

is not the best way to address issues related to the environment, for there are other approaches that I find more effective. Utilizing green resources

such

as wind or solar

energy

is a perfect example. Not only are these sustainable resources environmentally friendly, which release no toxic pollutants to the atmosphere, but they are

also

unlimited.

For instance

,

instead

of using coal, wind and solar

energy

can generate a considerable amount of electricity. To summarize,

although

increasing the cost of

fuels

does cut down the

energy

stemming from non-renewable resources, I assume that it is not the best measure to deal with environmental problems. Using renewable

energy

is

also

a feasible solution to protect the planet that we should take into consideration.