IELTS Band 8+ Essay, topic: The best way to solve environmental problems is to increase the price of fuel (agree/disagree)

Raising the price of car fuel is believed by some people to be an excellent method to solve the growing number of environmental issues. However,

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Writing Task 2 (from a recent IELTS exam in Taiwan) You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people believe that the best way to solve environmental problems is to increase the price of fuel. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words. Sample Band 8+ Essay Raising the price of car fuel is believed by some people to be an excellent method to solve the growing number of environmental issues. However, I strongly disagree with this idea, as doing so would make life difficult for lower-income households. While making fuel more expensive wouldn't change the habits of wealthy families, switching to fossil fuel alternatives could prove to be much more beneficial for the environment. The most compelling reason against raising the cost of fuel is that the upper classes of society will hardly be affected by rising fuel costs, as this only makes up a minor proportion of their expenditure. They will continue to use their personal vehicles as they wish without a thought for the environment or the higher fuel prices, even if their country has state-of-the-art public transportation. Those who will feel the crunch of this decision are the middle-class and lower-income households, since travelling is a major part of most people's routine, be it to work, school or shopping. Driving is almost unavoidable in many instances; therefore, raising the price of petrol would only serve to widen the gap between the rich and poor, and serve as an inadvertent form of discrimination. Another reason why increasing the cost of fuel is far from the best way to deal with environmental pollution is that now there are much more viable alternatives. Due to the rapid advances in technology, scientists and engineers have been able to develop several alternatives to fossil fuel, such as cars powered by electricity or naturally produced biofuel. The move to adopt clean energy sources instead of fossil fuels is a much more promising alternative compared to simply making fuel more expensive. In conclusion, I believe that governments of the world should invest more time and money in finding alternatives to fossil fuels that are more environmentally friendly, rather than simply raising the cost of petrol.

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