“This is an individual assessment task.
This assignment is designed to test your achievement of weekly learning objectives for weeks 1 9.
Word limit: The word limit is set at 2000 words (minimum is 1800). Please do not exceed 2500 words
and use wordcount.
Content:
Consider Figure 12.1b (p285) in the textbook. Using data from the International Energy Agency
(https://www.iea.org/statistics/statisticssearch/) on Total Primary Energy Supply (found in Balances
TPES entry); you need to analyse the current energy supply mix and how it has changed over time.
You need to select TPES data for Australia China Japan and the US for two years in 1990 and 2010
and produce charts comparable to Figure 12.1b.
Your analysis of the evolution of the energy supply mix should draw from the course material content
and individual research on price availability environmental impacts and suitability.
Component Marks
Title/Introduction/Motivation 5
Data selected description 5
Analysis using graphical/statistical analysis 20
Discussion with respect to textbook material 20
Discussion of findings using professional literature (e.g. book journal articles
research reports
20
Proper formatting/clarity of exposition (Grammar punctuation and spelling are
matters which should not be neglected. Failure to take care in these matters
causes confusion and ambiguity)
10
Figures and table proper use of titles and sources (tables and figures need to be
selfexplanatory this including sufficient detail to understand them without
resorting to the rest of the document).
10
List of references (this should include a proper citation of data sources following
the APA style)*
10
TOTAL 100
The general rule for the use of a reference list is that all references used are
cited in alphabetical order. Do not include material which is quote in one of
the references unless the quoted source was actually consulted by you.
TEXTBOOK
Jonathan M. Harris and Brian Roach 2013. ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL
RESOURCE ECONOMICS: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH 3rd ed. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin.
A hard copy or alternatively an e-book version can be purchased directly from the
publishers website:
https://www.mesharpe.com/mall/resultsa.asp?Title=Environmental+and+Natural+Resource+Economics%3A+
A+Contemporary+Approach%2C+Third+Edition”

  

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