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

In order to solve environmental problems, governments in the world have been seeking various methods. Some people suggest that increasing the cost of

fuel

for

cars

is the best

way

. I admit that it certainly can give an advantage of environmental protection.

However

,

this

way

is

also

followed by some drawbacks and more efficient and effective ways should be adopted. On the one hand, the elevated

fuel

price can reduce the use and purchases of private

cars

. Due to the high cost, people are willing to choose public transportation like buses or subways when they go out, which greatly decreases their carbon footprint.

Furthermore

, some people who have plans to buy a new car, are likely to consider hybrid

cars

or electric vehicles as a better choice

as a result

of cost-efficiency. As a consequence, the use and the purchases of gas-powered

cars

all present downward trends, which

therefore

yields many benefits to the environment.

On the other hand

, I am not in the support of the perspective that raising

fuel

prices is the best

way

. Because of the policy, many

fuel

companies tend to exploit more fossil fuels like oil for high profits, which leads to dire damage to the environment, So, more efficient ways should be taken into consideration.

For instance

, governments should explore alternative energies via developing solar energy or building up offshore wind farms and increase people’s environmental awareness through public signs. Only by taking these measures together can we solve environmental problems in a better

way

In conclusion, increasing the

fuel

cost will be conducive to protecting the environment. But just doing so is not enough and more measures should be explored and adopted.