Barrow Island has a unique place in Western Australia's history, geography and social development. Barrow Island is located in the Carnarvon Basin, 55kms off the North West coast of Western Australia; it is one of the last remainders of what Australia was like prior to European invasion. ... The project will foster economic growth, business development and generate government revenue. ... The Gorgon project will meet the need for clean energy in today's market place; it will enhance energy competition and security of supply in Australia. ... The real exchange rate would increase lea...

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The best estimates by the CSIRO predict annual warming over Australia by 2030 to be ~1 °C. (Climate Change in Australia CSIRO Report) WWF's report ˜Australia's Inconvenient Truth' suggests just a 1-2 °C increase in temperature will devastate 60-80% of the Great Barrier Reef and eliminate 100% of Acacia species in SW Australia. ... Philippines Much of Asia, as well as wealthier areas such as the US, Russia and Australia have also experienced specific incidents of very damaging extreme weather that the climate risk index captures. ...

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Because we cannot accurately predict the full consequences of global warming, Governments are unwilling to commit billions of dollars to implementing more environmentally friendly solutions, on the basis of such predictions. ... The Kyoto Protocol does not oblige governments to implement any particular policy, but rather gives an indicative list of policies and measures that might help mitigate climate change and promote sustainable development. ... Controversially, the United States and Australia announced that they would not support the Kyoto agreement, in part because of the lack of develo...

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Because we cannot accurately predict the full consequences of global warming, Governments are unwilling to commit billions of dollars to implementing more environmentally friendly solutions, on the basis of such predictions. ... The Kyoto Protocol does not oblige governments to implement any particular policy, but rather gives an indicative list of policies and measures that might help mitigate climate change and promote sustainable development. ... Controversially, the United States and Australia announced that they would not support the Kyoto agreement, in part because of the lack of develo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It brought together the heads or senior officials of 179 governments, and included the Earth Summit, the largest-ever meeting of world leaders. ... A wide variety of groups - ranging from businesses to municipal governments to international organizations such as the World Bank - have adopted the concept and given it their own particular interpretations. ... Australia and New Zealand have the world's highest incidence of skin cancer, and UV-B radiation is believed to be the most likely culprit. ...

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In order to get people to conserve energy effectively; it may become necessary for governments to provide incentives to encourage them to do so. ... But remember that burning fossil fuels adds about twenty billion tons of carbon dioxide to the air each year; In order to remove that much carbon dioxide from the air each year, we would need to plant enough trees to cover an area roughly the size of Australia! ...

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In order to get people to conserve energy effectively; it may become necessary for governments to provide incentives to encourage them to do so. ... But remember that burning fossil fuels adds about twenty billion tons of carbon dioxide to the air each year; In order to remove that much carbon dioxide from the air each year, we would need to plant enough trees to cover an area roughly the size of Australia! ...

• Word Count: 2008
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School