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

The recent Ukraine and Russia war has led to a significant increase in the world
price
of oil (
fuel
).
Furthermore
, it is believed that by rising
fuel
prices
, nations would be able to reduce the consumption of
fuel
, which will lower the burden on the world's finite resource of fossil
fuel
. In
this
essay, I will outline that increasing
fuel
price
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is not the most effective solution in dealing with
this
global issue and provide the reasons for
this
.
Firstly
,
fuel
is an important source of energy
that is
widely used in our lives, from individuals (homes) to small businesses to large industries (factories). People need to commute on a daily basis to work, school and other places, and
hence
need to
use
some form of transportation to arrive at their destinations.
For example
, people have to travel to work daily to earn a living and
hence
would still be prepared to pay a higher
fuel
price
to reach their workplaces.
Likewise
, some businesses and factories utilise
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of
fuel
for their day-to-day operation,
therefore
, will still pay a higher
price
to run their operations effectively.
Secondly
,
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rise
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in
fuel
prices
can lead to significant economic problems for nations and societies.
Moreover
, most nations import
fuel
and for some,
this
accounts for a large proportion of their import bill and higher
fuel
prices
will adversely
impact
the foreign reserves of these countries and can lead to
economic
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and financial
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.
Consequently
, the increase in
fuel
prices
will
also
negatively
impact
the mass population (marginal people) and put them under severe financial burden and stress.
On the other hand
, through
increase
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in investment and funding by the Governments and individuals in greater
use
of
alternative
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renewable
source
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of energy,
such
as building infrastructure (charging stations for electronic vehicles across the countries) for more
use
of electronic vehicles and providing incentives to individuals to buy these vehicles together with investing in solar solutions to generate electricity, can have a more positive
impact
on reducing the dependence on fossil
fuel
. In turn,
this
will
also
reduce the harmful effects of fossil
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on our environment. In conclusion, rising
fuel
prices
will result in more negative
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rather than the efficacy of reducing consumption of fossil
fuel
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. If the World and the
Government's
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are serious about dealing with
this
issue,
then
the more effective
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solution
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would be through the
use
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use
of renewable energy in their countries.
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