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Running head: PINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITYPrinciples of SustainabilityName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
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1PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITYExecutive SummaryThis report focuses on the theories of sustainability of energy sources in Australia andMalaysia. The report compares and contrasts on different methods of sustainability of waterand other energy sources. These methods include the regulations and initiative taken by theGovernment, the chief scientific explorations and technical innovation of the mentionednations. The report ends with a comparison and critical assessment of the measures taken byboth the countries to conserve both water and renewable energy resources.
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2PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITYTable of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Step 1..........................................................................................................................................4Discussion..............................................................................................................................4Energy Sustainability in Australia.....................................................................................4Energy Sustainability in Malaysia.........................................................................................7Step 2..........................................................................................................................................9Water Sustainability in Australia...........................................................................................9Policy and Initiatives taken by Government and Non-Government Agencies..................9Water Sustainability in Malaysia.....................................................................................10Step 3........................................................................................................................................11A Comparison of Sustainable Development between Australia and Malaysia....................11Conclusion................................................................................................................................11References................................................................................................................................13
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3PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITYIntroductionAustralia is one of the highest per-capita greenhouse gases producing country in theglobe and it has ethical responsibility to diminish the generation levels of CO2. The countrysuffers from horrible climatic changes causing damage to the environment. This degradationhas affected the Great Barrier Reef, which is the home of a huge variety of endangered floraand faunas. All these causes have resulted in the conservation of energy resources by both theGovernment and non-Government agencies (Griggs 2013). On the other hand, Malaysia withits changes in demography and increase in population and industrial growth is suffering fromthe change of climatic conditions owing to its depletion of fossil fuel (Rogers, Jalal and Boyd2012). Malaysia although rich in fossil fuel, they are fast depleting causing an alarmingeffects on its inhabitants. The Malaysian government is creating frantic efforts to promoteand develop the alternate sources of energy. On the context of sustainability of water, it is evident from various reports thatAustralia belongs to one of the driest nations of the world and suffers from tremendousscarcity of water. This is the reason why Australian government has focused on theconservation of water in the nation. On the other side, Malaysians continues to waste waterdespite the repeated incidents of water shortages in the country. Malaysian government alongwith few private sectors and NGOs has come up with suitable approaches to preserve thesenon-renewable sources of energy. The word sustainability according to the United Nations (the UN’s BrundtlandCommission coined the word in 1987),is defined as “meeting the needs of the presentwithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” From thedefinition, it can be described as the discovery of clean renewable sources of energy that canbe regenerated instead of depletion (Dincer and Rosen 2012. The following report
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