Since air travel causes environmental pollution some people insist that it should be restricted. However, I do not agree with this view because other modes of transportation also emit poisonous gases into the atmosphere and affect air quality. Hence by simply restricting air travel we cannot reduce pollution.
Air travel certainly causes air pollution; however, discouraging it is not the solution to this problem because any such move will have disastrous consequences on the economy. If air travel is restricted, it will have a massive impact on the travel and tourism industry. Since this sector employs tens of thousands of people, any decision that affects it will have a negative impact global economy. International tourism is the main source of revenue for many developing and developed countries in the world. If air travel is banned or restricted, it will mean that international tourists will have to depend on alternative means of transport. Since water transport is extremely slow many of them will simply give up their plan to visit foreign countries. Consequently, many people who depend on tourism will lose their living.
What’s more, air travel is not the only cause of pollution. Cars, buses and trucks cause as much pollution as aeroplanes. Therefore, by simply discouraging air travel, we cannot achieve any real improvement in air quality. A better solution is to invest in greener sources of fuels.
To conclude, the argument that air travel should be restricted because it causes air pollution does not hold much water for the simple reason that other means of transport also pollute the air. If improving air quality is our goal, investing in greener sources of energy is the solution.
Since
air
travel
causes
environmental
pollution
some
people
insist that it should be
restricted
.
However
, I do not
agree
with this view
because
other modes of transportation
also
emit poisonous gases into the atmosphere and affect
air
quality.
Hence
by
simply
restricting
air
travel
we cannot
reduce
pollution.
Air
travel
certainly
causes
air
pollution
;
however
, discouraging it is not the solution to this problem
because
any such
move
will have disastrous consequences on the economy. If
air
travel
is
restricted
, it will have a massive impact on the
travel
and tourism industry. Since this sector employs tens of thousands of
people
, any decision that affects it will have a
negative
impact global economy. International tourism is the main source of revenue for
many
developing and
developed countries
in the world. If
air
travel
is banned
or
restricted
, it will mean that international tourists will
have to
depend on alternative means of transport.
Since
water transport is
extremely
slow
many
of them will
simply
give up their plan to visit foreign countries.
Consequently
,
many
people
who depend on tourism will lose their living.
What’s more,
air
travel
is not the
only
cause
of
pollution
. Cars, buses and trucks
cause
as much
pollution
as
aeroplanes
.
Therefore
, by
simply
discouraging
air
travel
, we cannot achieve any real improvement in
air
quality. A better solution is to invest in greener sources of fuels.
To conclude
, the argument that
air
travel
should be
restricted
because
it
causes
air
pollution
does not hold much water for the simple reason that other means of transport
also
pollute the
air
. If improving
air
quality is our goal, investing in greener sources of energy is the solution.