Do you think an increase in fuel prices can contribute to reducing air pollution?

 Do you think an increase in fuel prices can contribute to reducing air pollution?(英検準1級レベル)

 o1そう思わない

r1車を使う人は田舎だと特に多い

e例えば北海道はとても広大なエリアのため例え燃料の値上げがあっても

車を使い続ける。それは空気汚染の現象には繋がらない。

r2車よりも工場からのガスの方が空気汚染に繋がる。

e2そのため工場の稼働時間などを制限したり、有害なガスをだす会社にペナルティを課す方が空気汚染には効果的だろう。

c1電気自動車も普及してきているため、単に値上げだけでは根本的な解決にはならないだろう。

I don't think an increase in fuel prices can contribute to reducing air pollution.
First, many people live in rural areas. Even if the government or private companies increase fuel prices, people cannot stop using their cars.
For example, when I lived in Hokkaido, which is the biggest prefecture in Japan, there were few trains available, so each of the family members has their car to go anyplace.
Second, the main cause of air pollution is not cars but giant plants, so just increasing fuel prices cannot solve the air pollution problem. To decrease air pollution, governments should make strict rules on those planets not to emit harmful gas.
These days, there are many electronics cars which are eco-friendly, so we should seek another way to decrease air pollution. (130words)