Some people think that one of the best ways to solve environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuels for cars and other vehicles. To what extent do you agree or disagree ?

In the

last

few decades, there has been an

increase

in problems related to the environment.

Although

some people believe that the best way to limit the issues is to

increase

the

cost

of fuels for

vehicles

and promote environmental eco-friendly

vehicles

, while others believe that those who need

vehicles

will use them regardless of

fuel

prices

.

This

essay will discuss in detail and explain why I think, increasing the price of

fuel

is not the only solution.

Firstly

, increasing the

cost

of

fuel

will lead to a hike in the

prices

of food products.

For example

, wholesalers use

vehicles

to transport their food and other products to their store location.

This

leads to an

increase

in service tax by the sellers including transportation charges and

thus

an

increase

in the

cost

price of the product.

Also

, the government should promote e-bikes and bicycles rentals as they are more eco-friendly and cheaper than public transport.

Hence

, an

increase

in the

cost

of

fuel

will not resolve the environmental problem permanently.

Secondly

, people who are rich can still pay the higher

prices

for the

fuel

whereas the middle and lower class people do get impacted due to the

prices

. Rather than increasing the

prices

, the government should set up awareness campaigns for the public so that citizens understand the environmental issues and learn different ways to limit them. Campaigns like, promoting the use of electric

vehicles

, providing subsidies on purchasing them or interest-free loans on eco-friendly

vehicles

. To sum up, the above problems cannot be dealt with individually but needs collective effort from the government and the public.

Therefore

, I certainly think that there are other better methods to resolve the environmental issues rather than increasing the

fuel

prices

.