HSC Eco Environmental Management

HSC Eco Environmental Management

How can the Australian government respond to environmental issues?

Poll

Which of the following do you think best describes the Australian government's response to environmental issues

• Not doing enough

• Doing ok but could do more

• Enough already - we are doing heaps

• No idea

Multiple Choice

International Agreements are important because

• They avoid the tragedy of the commons

• They avoid the tragedy of the classes

• They allow politicians to attend conferences and have a nice time

• They promote division

Multiple Choice

The Paris Agreement

• aims to reduce global CFC emissions

• aims to improve the way fishstocks are managed

• aims to reduce global carbon emissions

• is legally binding for all countries

Open Ended

Assess Australia's progress in achieiving the renewable energy goal

Multiple Choice

Update - the PM has revealed in 2021 that Australia is on the road to net emissions of zero by 2050. Which sector of the Australian economy is currently contributing the most to Australia's emissions

• Agriculture

• Waste

• LNG

• Electricity generation

Multiple Choice

How does a carbon tax respond to negative externalities?

• it externalises the externality

• it internalises the externality

• it reduces the cost for purchasers

• it shifts supply to the right

Multiple Choice

Why do you think the carbon tax was not successful?

• political limitations

• it did not change behaviour

• it helped the poor more than the rich

• there is no evidence to support climate change

Open Ended

Assess the effectiveness of subsidising solar panels (photovoltaic PV) as a way to respond to environmental issues

Open Ended

What is the main thing you learnt about Australia's environmental policies?