Assignment title: Management
Q1. Using the article provided I the class what are major environmental issues facing future generations of Australians? What are the means by which Australia could tackle these issues? Is energy an important issue to tackle? Q3. Please consider a place familiar to you so you can collect data reliably. This could be your office, home or apartment or room you are living in. a) List all the means by which the place you considered uses energy b) Identify all relevant information regarding the products (energy use, alternatives, efficiency, frequency, cost). c) Find out the sources of energy (gas, coal, electricity, solar) and its cost and environmental impact (especially look for carbon emissions per kg or kWh). d) What organisations (regulatory and/or voluntary) in Australia promote energy efficiency and in which way for products you use in the chosen place? e) Identify the opportunities to decrease energy consumption including but not limited to replacement of devices, timer switches, manual switching off, programmed switches, off-peak power usage, alternative fuel etc. and select two options for improvement. f) Perform the cost benefit analysis for the two improvement options g) Conclude the best option of the two. Q4. Now present the information in a report form individually. Each sub-question above (3a, 3b..) can be presented in a subsection with an appropriate sub-title. The report should have an executive summary, introduction, and background of the place you have chosen. Hints: Executive summary should summarize the information in the report within just 250 words. Introduction should summarize the purpose and context of the report, references can be chosen from ScienceDirector google scholardatabases.