Although the prices of fuels have greatly increased over the last decade or two, it is argued that further increases in fuel prices are the only way to reduce world consumption of fuel and lessen pressure on the world’s fuel resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

As a result

of globalisation, people's demand for fossil fuels has become stronger than before. If

this

trend cannot be reversed, the reserves of

such

resources will run out in the near future. Some people argue that only continually increasing the

price

can mitigate

such

a

problem

. In my opinion, I disagree with

this

idea because

this

method has been proved useless in accordance with the previous experience.

Instead

, by changing habits and promoting renewable

energy

people can really solve

this

problem

. On the one hand, the consumption of fuel cannot be reduced by raising its

price

. Governments have tried to increase the

oil

price

to restrain the overall consumption for several years but, be that as it may, until today there is still no sign that the demand will decrease, and even worse, it was the other way around. In light of

this

fact, it is reasonable to assume that only by increasing the

oil

price

never will the

problem

be solved.

On the other hand

, there are two methods that can really solve the issue aforementioned. One is to encourage citizens to change their habits.

For example

. if every driver in a city takes public transport or uses electric cars as a substitute for petrol cars for commuting, the need for

oil

can be greatly decreased. Another solution is to use renewable

energy

. With little electricity, sustainable

energy

such

as solar power and wind power can produce a tremendous amount of power for usage, which is much more efficient than burning fossil fuels. In conclusion, it has been witnessed that increasing the

oil

cost in order to decrease the need cannot save its reserve.

On the contrary

, changing individuals' habits for reducing the dependence on fossil fuels or increasing the usage rate of renewable

energy

can solve the

problem

.