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

Recently, the atrocious environmental conditions have become the focus of the society. Some people put an assertion that increasing the price of

fuels

for all kinds of vehicles should stand as the best option to address the worsening environmental circumstances. I disagree with

this

given viewpoint. There are several reasons why I hold

this

statement. First and foremost, the skyrocketing costs of

fuels

will not be an antidote to reducing the

emissions

of fossil

fuels

. When the policy of boosting costs is implemented for all types of cars, people have little alternative but to bear the financial burden because they still need to commute and travel, whether by private automobile or public transit.

As a result

, we can not see why pricing should be raised, and

emissions

will remain unchanged.

In addition

, another alternative approach is reducing carbon footprints through promoting a remote working environment. To cite a salient example, a large sum of commuters are able to work in their own spaces resulting in less demanding vehicles. The fewer vehicles show up on the roads, the less gas

emissions

are generated.

Therefore

, it can alleviate the problem of pollution.

However

,

this

does not mean that it is not feasible to boost the costs of fuel to curb the frequent use of cars. Take the owners of private cars as an example, they may be prone to go for a walk or bike ride to their workplace

due to

the expensive commute. To some extent, it is possible to decrease the frequency of travel by car.

To sum up

, even though increasing the price of

fuels

is a relatively good measure, I still believe that

this

is not the best solution to conquer the environmental crisis as it would not uproot the rising trend of

emissions

from fossil

fuels

, and the alternative provided should be taken into account.