Ecologically Sustainable Development (HSC SSCE Economics): Flashcards
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Environmental sustainability definition
Environmental sustainability definition
Protecting natural environment: land, water, climate, living species
ESD definition
ESD definition
Using resources sustainably for present & future communities
Intergenerational equity meaning
Intergenerational equity meaning
Using resources without limiting future generations' quality of life
Cost of climate inaction by 2070 (Deloitte)
Cost of climate inaction by 2070 (Deloitte)
3.4 trillion USD & 880,000 jobs lost
Effect of resource depletion on production frontier
Effect of resource depletion on production frontier
Shifts inward, reducing economy's productive capacity
Precautionary management principle
Precautionary management principle
Act cautiously on environmental risks, even without full certainty
Australia's NSESD stands for & when created
Australia's NSESD stands for & when created
National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development, 1992
Three core objectives of NSESD
Three core objectives of NSESD
Enhanced wellbeing, equity, environmental protection
Historical civilizations that collapsed from environment
Historical civilizations that collapsed from environment
Roman Empire, Mayan civilization, Easter Island
UN SDGs Australia focuses on (examples)
UN SDGs Australia focuses on (examples)
Clean water/energy, climate action, life below water/on land