Assessment Task 1
Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
1. Outline the Kyoto Protocol and Australia’s obligations under the
... [Show More] Protocol, as well as its current
targets and the adequacy of these targets.
Kyoto protocol has signed among all major developed and developing countries around the
world to manage greenhouse emissions.
The Australia’s obligation is to set strict limits on its annual greenhouse emissions by adopting
improved policies and strategies.
Their target is to reduce emissions by five per cent below the 2000 levels, which is in comparison
to 13 per cent below 2005 levels.
2. Outline the purpose and scope of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and
Climate.
The purpose of this partnership is to form teams of all major countries and private sector
partners to achieve better and cleaner future by accelerating the use of cleaner and efficient
technologies, accomplish goals of energy security and climate in a manner that supports
sustainable growth.
With new technologies being rapidly developed and extensive research being conducted
to harness renewable sources of energy, the scope of this partnership program is huge.
The APP appears to be directed at reducing emissions intensity, that is, emissions per unit of
economic output, rather than reducing aggregate emissions.
3. Outline the purpose and scope of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999 (EPBC Act).
EPBC Act, 1999, is a framework designed by the government of Australia to protect their natural
biodiversity, environment and places that have high cultural importance. This has huge scope in future,
as the climate change is happening more rapidly than though before, therefore, this act will serve as a
groundwork for future developments. To promote the use of Indigenous peoples' knowledge of
biodiversity with the involvement of, and in cooperation with, the owners of the knowledge. To recognise
the role of Indigenous people in the conservation and ecologically sustainable use of Australia's
biodiversity
4. Outline the purpose and scope of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
(EPBC) Act Regulations.
Therefore, this is like the Act that has been mentioned before. The purpose of this regulation is to
illustrate about the importance of environment and serve as a guideline for the development of
strategies.
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The EPBC Act established the use of Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations,
which have provided for the issuing of approvals and permits for a range of activities on Commonwealth
land and land affecting the Commonwealth.
5. Outline the purpose and scope of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme
The purpose and scope of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme contributes
to the reducing of greenhouse gas emissions by providing a national framework for reporting.
Publishing company information about greenhouse gas emissions and energy production and
consumption.
Obligations to disclose energy use and greenhouse gas emission to the Australian government.
6. Outline the purpose and scope of the Australian Packaging Covenant voluntary code of practice.
The purpose of the Australian Packaging Covenant voluntary code of practice is to provide
environment ministers a strategic plan.
Optimise packaging to use resources efficiently and reduce environmental impact without
compromising quality and safety.
Efficiently collect and recycle packaging.
7. Outline the purpose and scope of the Australian Ecolabel Program voluntary code of practice.
Purpose of this code of practice is to provide suppliers certain additional incentives
so that they reduce the environmental impacts of products sold in the country.
Along with this, to encourage customers to purchase products that is eco-friendly.
8. Identify one internal information source and one external information source that can be used to
plan and develop a company’s sustainability policy. For each source, explain how this source can
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