Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

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Nowadays people are concerned and brainstorming effective ways to alleviate congested
traffic
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and pollution from
vehicles
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. Some think if consumers are charged a premium on
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,
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and pollution problems will be kept to a minimum. I completely disagree and don’t think increasing the
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price isn’t an optimal solution.
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raising
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costs in the expectation of vehicle owners will consume less is impractical.
Petrol
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is not only used in motor
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but
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for various purposes.
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, manufacturing plants are using
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for producing goods and rising fuel prices can directly make the manufactured goods expensive for final users.
Second,
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many cars in the city are not the only reason for the growing
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and sometimes lack
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infrastructure and poor urban planning can cause
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jams on the road.
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, we should consider the emission from manufacturing plants of
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and not just cars on the road as the technology is advanced enough to manufacture low-emission
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yet the emissions from the plant are still considerably high. The immediate measure the government can take is to urge people to use public transport, carpool and bicycles more
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of private motor
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. The authority
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needs to upgrade the infrastructure, public facilities, and urban planning for the convenience of its citizens. At the same time, they should inform and educate the statistics of carbon emissions resulting from
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and vehicle production and the impact on global warming and greenhouse gas emission.
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, government and private sector companies should continuously research and develop methods to reduce carbon emissions from manufacturing processes.
To conclude
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, increasing the
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price alone can’t solve
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congestion and pollution and it’s not the root cause of the problem. Government should invest in infrastructure and urge its people to use public transport more to alleviate those problems.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Discourage
  • Incentivize
  • Alternative energy
  • Public transportation
  • Lower-income
  • Carpool
  • Ride-sharing
  • Congestion
  • Urban planning
  • Pedestrian-friendly
  • Tax incentives
  • Electric and hybrid vehicles
  • Emissions standards
  • Cleaner vehicles
  • Congestion charges
  • Bicycle lanes
  • Sustainable
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