At present, air pollution level has been the highest at all times. While some believe that a global car-free day is the best way to control air pollution, I would argue that there are other efficient approaches to tackle this issue.
On the one hand, fossil fuel consumption contributes a major share in polluting the global atmosphere. A significant part of the fuel is consumed by motor vehicles. Therefore, avoiding the use of these vehicles can reduce air pollutants such as NO2 and CO2. For example, last year in London, when the traffic was diverted away from the marathon for 12 hours, environmental scientists recorded a drastic drop in local air pollution levels by as much as 89%. This is proof that observing a car-free day globally can significantly lessen the air pollution around the world.
On the other hand, I would argue that preventing automobile usage only for a day, does not make a difference to the overall situation as it is a temporary fix. However, shifting to vehicles that are powered by alternate energy sources will be an efficient as well as a permanent solution for air pollution issue. For instance, Tesla and other automobile manufacturers are producing electric and hybrid cars respectively. Although currently, these cars are not common in the majority of countries yet, in Europe, governments are encouraging the public to switch to electric vehicles by offering them tax credits and rebates.
In conclusion, although events like car-free day around the world has the potential to diminish the pollution levels globally, switching to electric or hybrid cars is a more efficient and effective way to beat the global environmental pollution.
At present,
air
pollution
level has been the highest at all times. While
some
believe that a global car-free day is the best way to control
air
pollution
, I would argue that there are other efficient approaches to tackle this issue.
On the one hand, fossil fuel consumption contributes a major share in polluting the global atmosphere. A significant part of the fuel
is consumed
by motor
vehicles
.
Therefore
, avoiding the
use
of these
vehicles
can
reduce
air
pollutants such as NO2 and CO2.
For example
, last year in London, when the traffic
was diverted
away from the marathon for 12 hours, environmental scientists recorded a drastic drop in local
air
pollution
levels by as much as 89%. This is proof that observing a car-free day globally can
significantly
lessen the
air
pollution
around the world.
On the other hand
, I would argue that preventing automobile usage
only
for a day, does not
make
a difference to the
overall
situation as it is a temporary
fix
.
However
, shifting to
vehicles
that
are powered
by alternate energy sources will be an efficient
as well
as a permanent solution for
air
pollution
issue.
For instance
, Tesla and other automobile manufacturers are producing electric and hybrid cars
respectively
. Although
currently
, these cars are not common in the majority of countries
yet
, in Europe,
governments
are encouraging the public to switch to electric
vehicles
by offering them tax credits and rebates.
In conclusion
, although
events
like car-free day around the world has the potential to diminish the
pollution
levels globally, switching to electric or hybrid cars is a more efficient and effective way to beat the global environmental
pollution
.