Excessive traffic and increasing pollution are affecting every major city in 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 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 price could
invoke hard feelings among this segment of people but would not drastically change
their behaviour in using cars. Even if the number of cars on road is reduced due to
higher gas cost, this is not the best way to solve traffic problems. Such 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 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, reduction
of 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 environmental friendly 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
economy without achieving what it is aimed for. Measures such as construction of
better transport facilities and development of new energy resources could be more
effective solutions.
Excessive traffic and increasing pollution are affecting every major city in 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 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
price
could
invoke
hard
feelings among this segment of
people
but
would not
drastically
change
their
behaviour
in using
cars
.
Even if
the number of
cars
on road is
reduced
due
to
higher
gas
cost, this is not the best way to solve traffic
problems
. Such 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 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
,
reduction
of
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 environmental friendly 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
economy
without achieving what it
is aimed
for. Measures such as construction
of
better transport facilities and development of new energy resources could be more
effective
solutions.