Managing the Natural Environment of Australia: A Report

This report examines the management of Australia's natural environment, focusing on pollution control, sustainable energy practices, and waste management strategies. It highlights the role of environmental agencies in controlling pollutant emissions from industries through regulatory measures, including work approvals, licenses, and emissions monitoring. The report discusses the Environmental Sustainability Policy and its coverage of energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste management. It emphasizes the relationship between energy demand and environmental impact, the rise in greenhouse gas concentrations due to human activities, and the strategies employed by both government and private markets to address these issues. The report also explores the importance of efficient resource utilization, the adoption of renewable energy sources, and the implementation of waste management strategies. It underscores the collaborative responsibility of both government and individuals in controlling pollution and conserving the environment. The report references key literature on environmental management, nonprofit organizations, market-based environmental policy, and policy instruments for natural resource management.

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The pollutant emissions resulting from the large industries such as the power stations,
refineries, smelters, manufacturing plants and cement factories are controlled by the
environmental agencies that are located in the various parts of the country of Australia. Various
regulatory measures including the work approvals, licences and notices, along with emissions
monitoring and modelling and other enforcement programs prevent the emissions from these
point sources so that these pollutants are not able to cause adverse effects in the health of the
people1.
The government of the country has set up the Environmental Sustainability Policy in
order to improve the performance and to reduce high risk in the environmental aspects that have
been mentioned in the risk assessment2. The environmental issues that have been covered in the
policy include the usage of energy, the greenhouse gas emissions and ozone depleting
substances. Besides, the suppliers of the private markets, the products produced by the private
markets and the wastes generated from different sources such as the offices, buildings and the
use of water are also included in the policy. These policies which are imposed by the government
are also followed by the private market operating in the country.
The demand for energy and the impact of it in the environment are directly related to
each other. The extraction, transportation and the use of the fuels in addition to the generation
and transmission of electricity have an effect on the environment on a global, regional and local
1 Elkington, John. "Enter the triple bottom line." The triple bottom line. Routledge, 2013. 23-38.
2 Tietenberg, Thomas H., and Lynne Lewis. Environmental and natural resource economics. Routledge, 2016.

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level. Many nations of the world are seeking towards the use of sustainable sources of energy. In
case of Australia, the energy requirement is also very high and the demand for the use of energy
is also on the rise as the private markets are consuming a large amount of energy in order to run
their organizations. Human activities on the environment such as burning of the fossil fuels and
clearing of the lands for the past 200 years have led to the increase in the concentration of the
green house gases, resulting in the rise of the average global temperatures. The most prominent
among the green house gases, as stated by the Kyoto Protocol, are carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous oxide, and sulphur hexafluoride, hydro fluorocarbons and per fluorocarbons, which both
the private market and the government have tried to get control over it.
In order to meet the demands of the customers and to produce the goods and services, the
private markets require extraction of raw materials from the environment. The raw materials then
undergo the process of the production, manufacturing and distribution process, which requires a
lot of energy3. The produces can use the energy and the materials in a more efficient way through
certain strategies such as light weighting, using of the renewable sources of energy and making
the products appropriate for further usage. This can increase the intensity of services or the value
of the product from each of the units of production. The private markets, on the other hand, are
trying to follow the laws and regulations that are laid down by the government of the country.
They have started the use of renewable sources of energy in addition to the non renewable
sources of energy, thus helping in the conservation of the natural environment.
As the department is the major consumer of the products and service in the government
of Australia, the application of the environmental standards in acquisition for the use of
sustainable products and services will act as a catalyst to promote in improving the
3 Anheier, H. K. (2014). Nonprofit organizations: Theory, management, policy. Routledge.

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environmental performances among the supply chains. In addition to this, managing the demand
and avoidance of the unnecessary consumption and maximization of the utilization of the
products are the organizational strategies that would help the private markets to control
environmental damages and reduce the costs of their products without compromising the overall
objectives of the business4. However, the private markets also needs to adopt and has also
adapted to the changes that would create less emission due to the green house gases.
Development of the strategies and practices in order to manage large quantities of wastes
that is generated is a key challenge that is faced by the environment5. Certain issues like rapid
growth in the population, increased consumption of the products and industrialization of the
developing nations of the world are creating more pressure on the systems that are responsible to
deal with the wastes.
The government of Australia have a long history of association in managing the wastes
generated in the country. The first approach taken by the government was agreed under the 1992
national Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development that has been proposed by the
Council of Australian Governments. The strategy is formed so as to improve the efficiency of the
resources that are being used and to reduce the impact of the waste disposal on the environment
and to improve the management of the hazardous wastes6. The policy also compliments with the
4 Sterner, Thomas, and Jessica Coria. Policy instruments for environmental and natural resource management.
Routledge, 2013.
5 O'Neill, J. (2013). Markets, deliberation and environment. Routledge.
6 Raymond, Leigh. Private rights in public resources: equity and property allocation in market-based environmental
policy. Routledge, 2014.

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other actions taken by the government that focuses mainly on the reductions in the emissions of
the greenhouse gases.
In order to control the level of pollution in the environment, it is the sole duty of both the
governments and the individuals of the nation to participate. The government has the power to
implement the laws and strategies into the society but it is the sole duty of the citizens of the
particular country to focus on them and follow them so as to save the environment.

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Reference List
Anheier, H. K. (2014). Nonprofit organizations: Theory, management, policy. Routledge.
Elkington, John. "Enter the triple bottom line." The triple bottom line. Routledge, 2013. 23-38.
O'Neill, J. (2013). Markets, deliberation and environment. Routledge.
Raymond, Leigh. Private rights in public resources: equity and property allocation in market-
based environmental policy. Routledge, 2014.
Sterner, Thomas, and Jessica Coria.(2013) Policy instruments for environmental and natural
resource management. Routledge.
Tietenberg, Thomas H., and Lynne Lewis (2016) Environmental and natural resource
economics. Routledge.