Air Pollution Is one of the Major Environmental Problems That We Face Today

Air pollution is one of the major environmental problems that we face today. The main reasons for this phenomenon can be attributed to the excessive gas emissions by cars, factories and fossil fuel combustion. The impact of this phenomenon on human life cannot be underestimated:

emissions of chemicals into the air are harmful and even irreparable damage to the health of countless people. In addition, the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is one of the main reasons for the reduction of the ozone layer and the appearance of the greenhouse effect, which in turn puts the entire ecological system of our planet at risk.

It is therefore necessary to draw attention to this problem and to the very need to take immediate action. The use of renewable energy sources, the transition from private to public transport or on private transport with alternative fuels can help reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. Furthermore, reducing deforestation and planting trees can help increase the oxygen in the world. Some of these measures can only be taken at the state or even inter-state level, but we must not forget that individual effort is also worth much in this struggle for a healthy future.

Essay

Many people think that one of the highest priorities today is to find a solution to the various environmental problems facing mankind. It has been suggested that the best way to achieve this is for governments to raise the price of fuel. However, I am not sure that this is necessarily the case.

First of all, one of the main reasons why this approach may not work is that there is not just one environmental problem the world faces today. If governments did make fuel more expensive, it might will help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide we produce and so slow down the rate of global warming and air pollution. However, it would not help with other major problems such as intensive farming, overpopulation, the hole in the ozone layer or water pollution. For these problems we need to find some other solutions.