Excessive traffic and increasing pollution are affecting every major city around the globe. To lessen such problems, some people say that governments should raise the price of fuel such as petrol and diesel. It may help to some extent but I disagree that it is the best solution to solve the problem of the environment.
To begin with, the number of cars in a country directly depends on the proportion of the population affluent enough to own cars. As a result, raises in gas prices could invoke hard feelings among this segment of people but would not drastically change their behavior in using cars. Even if the number of cars on road is reduced due to the higher gas costs, this is not the best way to solve traffic problems. Such a policy would hurt the auto industry, place higher costs on current and prospective car owners, and be detrimental to the economy of a nation. In the long run, the final way out could be the construction of better roads and the more effective use of available transport facilities.
Secondly, there is evidence that waste gas from cars is not the leading cause of air pollution. The culprit may be the discharge of polluting substances into the atmosphere due to the rapidly growing manufacturing industry. As a result, a reduction in the number of cars would not return us a blue sky and fresh air. We could better handle this problem if we could increase control over industrial waste-discharge. And adopt more environmentally materials and production equipment.
Finally, other measures like the application of cheaper and cleaner energy resources could also be a better solution. For example, we now have the ability to make cell-powered or even solar-powered cars. Such energy is completely clean and plentiful.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that. It is not the best way to control traffic and pollution by increasing the gas price. Because Such action will hurt consumers and the economy without achieving what it is aimed for. Measures such as the development of new energy resources could be more effective solutions.
Excessive traffic and increasing pollution are affecting every major city around the globe. To lessen such
problems
,
some
people
say that
governments
should raise the price of fuel such as petrol and diesel. It may
help
to
some
extent
but
I disagree that it is the best solution to solve the
problem
of the environment.
To
begin
with, the number of
cars
in a country
directly
depends on the proportion of the population affluent
enough
to
own
cars
.
As a result
, raises in
gas
prices could invoke
hard
feelings among this segment of
people
but
would not
drastically
change
their behavior in using
cars
. Even if the number of
cars
on road is
reduced
due to the higher
gas
costs, this is not the best way to solve traffic
problems
. Such a policy would hurt the auto industry, place higher costs on
current
and prospective
car
owners, and be detrimental to the economy of a nation. In the long run, the final way out could be the construction of better roads and the more effective
use
of available transport facilities.
Secondly
, there is evidence that waste
gas
from
cars
is not the leading cause of air pollution. The culprit may be the discharge of polluting substances into the atmosphere due to the
rapidly
growing manufacturing industry.
As a result
, a reduction in the number of
cars
would not return us a blue sky and fresh air. We could better handle this
problem
if we could increase control over industrial waste-discharge. And adopt more
environmentally
materials and production equipment.
Finally
, other measures like the application of cheaper and cleaner energy resources could
also
be a better solution.
For example
, we
now
have the ability to
make
cell-powered or even solar-powered
cars
. Such energy is completely clean and plentiful.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that. It is not the best way to control traffic and pollution by increasing the
gas
price.
Because
Such action will hurt consumers and the economy without achieving what it
is aimed
for. Measures such as the development of new energy resources could be more effective solutions.