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

It is argue by some that the best effectively way to deal with environment problems is to raise the cost of fuel for cars and means of transport. Although this might have an impact to some extent, I believe that other measures are better.

On the one hand, increasing the price of petrol can help to tackle environmental problems. This can be explained the fact that excessive use of cars releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which makes air pollution worse. When petrol's price is increased, individuals can start to use their cars less often and this in turn can decelerate the rate of air pollution. However, the fuel price determines the market price of other essential commodities, the increasing the price can negatively impact on poor people and middle class families.

I believe that the most practical measure at the moment is to reduce the demand for fossil fuel. Firstly, this can be done by encouraging people to turn to public transport or implementing new saving energy technology in manufacture. Secondly, it is important to take advantage of alternative resources. For example, solar power and tidal power in Netherlands, nuclear power in Japan and solar power in the United States have all proven their efficiency in energy production. These could be employed in many other parts of the world to minimize the global dependence on fossil fuel.

In conclusion, while the increasing cost of fossil fuel can be helpful to address environmental problems but I believe that it is not the best solution. Improving the efficiency of public transport or investing in renewable energy resources are better alternative that ought to consider.