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1. Suppose that you have been appointed as an environmental adviser to a government enquiry into shale gas fracking and sustainability. Write a critical commentary on the implications of the arguments of Solow (1993a and 1993b) and Beckerman (1994) for a policy on shale gas fracking.

2. Critically examine the Sustainability Policy of the Heathrow Airport. Examine the extent to which evidence suggests that Heathrow Airport takes its corporate social responsibility seriously.

3. Suppose that you are appointed as an adviser to the African Union. Write a critical commentary on the Stern (2005) review on climate change from the perspective of African nations. You can use case studies of one or more African nations.

4. You have been appointed as an environmental economics adviser to the Highways Agency for its current consultation on reducing speed limits on the motorways.  Analyse these proposals and examine the scope for using market based instruments drawing upon relevant theories.

5. To what extent is 'green economy' a relevant concept for emerging economies such as the BRICS countries? Critically examine this concept taking the case of any of the BRICS countries.

6. Examine the extent to which environmental valuation methods can be used to estimate the value of the environmental impacts of: either (a) HS2 Rail project or (b) Tour de France in Yorkshire.

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