Climate change is a phenomenon threatening the well-being among people due to the negative attributes to the environment. It is a concept that is evident in Australia after research indicated that a higher percentage of young Chinese-Australian students agree that different factors contribute to the change in frequency of natural events. In an exercise, out team focused on assessing the opinion from other individuals, that is, the target population was the Chinese-Australians to the necessity of media representations of the emergent phenomenon.
According to CSIRO (2021), it is the responsibility of the Australian national government to implement strategies that alleviate the repercussions of human activities. The media significantly contributes to the creation of awareness, thus the importance of integrating the role of the news press with sustainability practices. The solution to climatic change depends on the effectiveness on integrate the principles of protecting habitats with daily human activities such as agriculture and trading practices.
Impact of Human Activities to Environmental Principles and Sustainability Development Goals on Alleviating Climate Change
Environmental law is an entity that seeks to address the main consequence of human activities to nature and biodiversity, that is, climatic change. Garmestani et al. (2019) argues that the framework bridges a gap between human lifestyle and the nature.
In a research, it is argued that evolution demands the change in the governance mainly through the Act both local and international (Garmestani et al., 2019). According to the researchers, the main issue rendered by the imbalance between human activities and environmental sustainability lies in the administration of the ideologies (Wang et al., 2018). Further, another mainframe that attributes to the entity of climatic change is the concept of sustainable development goals. Therefore, the international controlling system should ensure the development of effective ideologies to alleviate the impact of resource overexploitation in the action plan.
Principles of Environmental Law and Sustainability Development Goals
The principles of environmental law encompass the dynamic issues that control the balance between human activities and the nature’s aesthetic value. The integral values include the management of waste, the production of food, water reserves, the remediation and control of pollution rates, the protection of animals and plants, construction and emission activities, and mining (Zhang, Peng & Su, 2017). These procedures variably influence the effectiveness of the entity concerned with the implementation of the sustainability initiatives.
The management of waste is a component that significantly impacts implementation of the principles of environmental law. Materials disposed after the usage pollute the locale thus posing a significant risk to human health and natural biodiversity. Trash exists in three different forms. These forms include air impurification, noise besmearing, and solid wastes and the poor management in either form increases its hazardous effect to the local community and the habitat (Russell, 2020). In a different spectrum, the concept is a key feature in the Sustainable Development Goals with at least twelve of the laws. It is an initiative addressing the development of a solution regarding the disposal of litter to designated areas to avoid compromising the pristine state of the realm.
The Sustainable Development Goals is a multifaceted ideology of governance that entails the core values of human health and environment protection. The core values of Sustainable Development Goals enshrine human health, the protection of nature, and the enhancement of resources’ value. In this case, waste management becomes one of the development initiatives in international governance. It is a dominant factor in growth since it shields settlements from poor sanitation and the spread of diseases. Rodić and Wilson (2017) suggest that urbanization rendered the migration of individuals to urban areas seeking employment opportunities.
As a result, the areas became congested and vulnerable to pollution from human activities. According to Menken and Keestra (2016), modernization era fostered the evolution of human societies, it is crucial to consider an integration of sustainability initiatives with the developmental agendas. Therefore, the effective implementation of the waste management program promotes public health and biodiversity protection from the evolutionary trend.
Food production is another phenomenon that profoundly defines the concept of principles of environmental law. One of the primary needs of human beings is food; therefore, the increase in global population demands the increase in the processing of meat and grains. Agriculture is a human activity that poses a significant risk to the aesthetic value of nature, due to the unregulated tillage of land. One of the major focuses of the regulatory framework is a clear definition of sustainable farming, harvesting, storage, and packaging (Garmestani et al., 2019). The cultivation activities adversely affect biodiversity, such as the use of fertilizers that leaks into waters and influence the animals’ behavior.
Potashes contain a blend of chemicals in different percentages to increase the nutrient content in the soil. Therefore, the governance system must stipulate the regulations on the use of commercial compost to avoid the leaching of the chemicals to different regions. Another issue that highly affects the environment in the regulation of food production is packaging that is addressed in the sustainable development goals as a restoration of aquatic’s pristine state. Although it contributes to the sustainable utilization of the resources, it is a phenomenon that renders high risk to the habitat (Garmestani et al., 2019). This is because of the disposal rate of recyclable and non-recyclable resources. The multi-dynamic essence of food production is an interdependent variable to the principles of environmental law.
The global water reservoir footprint faces the threat of decrease from the increasing interference by people through such gaieties as irrigation. A significant percentage of the aquatic footprint is utilized for industrial, residential, or for the generation of electricity.
The protection of areas is an element in the principles of environmental law due to the huge reliance on water resources for human existence. As a source of energy through hydroelectricity, the aquatic resource becomes overexploited with the aim of generating adequate electricity for societies (Garmestani et al., 2019). China is one of the countries that is involved in the controversy of conservation due to its expansive population. A discussion of the overutilization of the water reservoirs as a source of energy poses the vital significance of the definition of the conceptual framework.
The rebound effect of energy consumption in China is a multifaceted phenomenon that profoundly relies on certain dynamic elements. The level of household energy consumption varies from one province to another, depending on infrastructural development. Further, the difference in the level of household energy consumption depends on the direct and indirect aspects (Wang et al., 2018). Primarily, uninterrupted energy use refers to its utilization by various means such as fossil fuels and electricity. The indirect consumption of energy is concerned with the utilization in facilitating transportation, production, and the disposal of materials. It is crucial to establish the sustainability practices that aim at enhancing the optimal exploitation of resources without compromising the pristine state and value.
In the teamwork report, the main focus encompassed the assessment of media’s influence in the campaign efforts about sustainability. It is an activity that fostered the comprehension about the impact of various institutions in determining the alternative solution to climatic change. Sustainability is an interdependent factor based on the integration of the development goals, environmental principles, and stakeholders’ participation (Naidoo & Fisher, 2020).
The conservation of natural resources is a factor that enhances the cycle of energy from the decomposers, producers, and consumers. In this case, it is the responsibility of all entities and institutions such as the United Nations Environment Program, governments, and international corporation to integrate economic operations with ideal approaches that appreciate the value of ecology.
The balance in the ecological system involves the coordination of all parties involved to establish the core factor of sustainability. This comprises the management of wastes, protection of water reservoirs, and forests. A shortcoming in the implementation plan translates to the inefficient circulation of energy that highly attributes to climatic change. Our course and the teamwork project sufficiently address the matter of human activities and the impact to the environment such as education. The primary goal of the dynamic frameworks is addressing the integral value of economy despite the influence of capitalism.
According to capitalism theorem, it is the mandate of individuals to engage in different profitable engagements to accumulate wealth. However, it is essential to incorporate strategies that ensure the regulation and prevention of overexploitation of natural resources (“Diverse approaches to data: where to get it, how to use it, and how to communicate it”, n.a). The teamwork research focused on Chinese Australian students regarding the perception on news press contribution in campaigning protection of nature. It was notable that there is an interdependent relationship in asserting the practice that enhances the harmony between capitalism and the efficient cycle of energy.
Based on the research exercise, one of the key issues affecting younger generations encompasses the role of media in campaigning for sustainable practices. Another matter is the utilization of strategic initiatives that alleviate climatic change and frequent natural calamities. My team focuses on the perceptions from the young Chinese-Australians regarding the political influence and the attribution of the human activities to nature. On the one hand, environmental laws establish approaches to alleviate climate change as a consequence from compromised aesthetic value. On the other hand, the debate is an entity that provides an insight to the contrast posed from the sustainability development goals.
Historically, people seek to find solutions to major problems and align commercial interests as an integral value addition (Martin, 2018). However, I believe that it is crucial to address the significance of industrial revolution in relation to the global population. A persistent increase in human population means an elevation to the activities with the aim of feeding people. The debate triggered the thought of establishing an initiative that focuses on aligning the international principles with biodiversity protection.
Consequently, the major issue contributing to climate change is the increase in human population. The major factor to consider is the impact of natural conservation to the younger generations. Although the Australian government seeks to establish initiatives that boost sustainability, the media plays a profound role. In the research with my team, we focused on the perceptions by Chinese-Australians about climate change.
My team members agree that it is important to consider the significance of campaign to weigh the contribution of education among people in the implementation strategy. Primarily, team work is a vital factor in the success of an exercise. In this case, the coordination fostered the consideration of a critical reflection based on the results. The increase in the frequency of natural calamities is an entity that renders the optimization media representation in fostering the action plan on proper exploitation of natural resources without compromising the aesthetic value.
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Diverse approaches to data: where to get it, how to use it, and how to communicate it. Lecture 4.
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