Both government investment in public transport systems and reductions in public transport ticket prices will help to reduce transport pollution greatly. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Pollution
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is a serious global problem
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that which is caused by traffic is one which can be tackled. I would agree that the primary way of doing
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would be to invest in the public
transport
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infrastructure.
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, there are
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other ways.
People
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need to commute in order to travel to work
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many
people
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choose to travel to work in private
cars
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which
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gridlock in many cities twice a day, and which
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give
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rise to more serious problems. The fumes from these
cars
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cause air
pollution
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, resulting in poor quality, harmful air in our cities. These fumes are
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a major contributor to global warming. If
people
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used public
transport
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instead
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of driving
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this
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problem would be dramatically reduced. Cost and convenience are big factors in
people
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’s choice of
transport
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reason
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governments need to invest money to ensure that they have a
transport
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system which is more effective than private car ownership.
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means that the system is reliable and is capable of transporting large numbers of
people
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around the city cheaply and quickly. An example of a
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system is in Tokyo where millions of
people
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rely on public
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rather than driving themselves. An alternative solution to the problem is to encourage the use of electric
cars
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. We already have the technology to produce electric
cars
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which do not produce any fumes so do not result in air
pollution
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.
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, these
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are not as popular at present. The government could change
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by subsidizing car ownership through perhaps offering tax deductions when purchasing the
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. They could
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offer free parking in city centres for electric
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. In conclusion, public investment in subsidized public
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infrastructure is certainly vital in order to tackle
pollution
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there are
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some other alternatives with regards to cleaner technology.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • sustainable transport
  • carbon footprint
  • mass transit
  • subsidization
  • fare reduction
  • environmental impact
  • urban planning
  • public policy
  • commuter behavior
  • infrastructural development
  • economic efficiency
  • equitable access
  • lifestyle shift
  • congestion
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