One of the best ways to solve environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles. To what extent do you agree or disagree? IELTS | IELTS WRITING TASK-2

 One of the best ways to solve environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is undeniable fact that contaminated environment is a burning issue. It has increased at an unprecedented scale. It is often argued that soaring the fuel price is most prominent in safeguarding nature. However, I partially agree to the given notion. 

Apparently, raising the price of oil and gas used by automobiles holds wide range of constructive benefits. Firstly, it will not only result in a corresponding decline in traffic on the roads as high gasoline price makes costlier to maintain cars, but also people would choose the public transportation system such as trains, ferries and metropolitan buses than personal vehicles. For example, according to BBC research countries where successive governments significantly increased cost of fuel, people rather than buying expensive fuel, seek for sustainable means of transporting themselves such as electric cars and bicycles that produce little undesirable effects on the environment. Secondly, it will curtail noise and air pollution since it will mitigate exhaust and noise because of the reduced volume of cars.

Nevertheless, there are multiple other ways to curb environmental destruction. Chiefly, stop using plastic bags It can take up to 1000 years for a single plastic bag to decompose, and they are one of the main killers of marine wildlife. So it’s important to reduce your plastic bag usage in every way that you can.   For instance, according to Forbes magazine it is revealed that  Instead of using plastic water bottles, investing in a glass bottle such as The Bare Bottles is a good idea as they are made from eco-friendly stainless steel, which do not hurt the environment and can be reused for years. Furthermore, Growing your own produce helps the environment by reducing the emissions and fossil fuel pollution used to transport foods to the supermarket, and if you grow your plants organically, without pesticides and herbicides, then you’re ensuring that the earth will return to it’s natural state without damaging the soil and making it harder for plants to grow in future. 

To conclude, even though a lot of steps taken in controlling the pollution, its influence is not considerably seen. Nonetheless, the joint efforts by government and individual can overcome this menace.