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  • This house regrets Green Deal for Europe.

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    The Green Deal for Europe is a set of policy initiatives by the European Commission whose main goal is to make Europe climate neutral by 2050. The Green Pact includes many elements, including actions to combat climate change (laws aimed at reducing emissions), the development of clean energy, the introduction of a circular economy, etc.

    Referral CUP: Reunion · 5 · 2021-11-06

  • This house supports green central banking

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    Green Central Banking refers to central banks deliberately using their monetary policy instruments to incentivise climate-friendly market activities. For instance, targeted green lending programmes, targeted green bond purchase programmes, '"brown penalties"' (higher interest rates for pollution-intensive banks or businesses), lowering the financing rate for banks that offer collateral with a smaller carbon footprint, and mandatory disclosures of climate risks. For the purposes of this debate, green central banking would support climate-friendly policies even at the expense of traditional monetary objectives such as targeting inflation rates, ensuring financial stability and market efficiency, as well as retaining neutrality of intervention.

    EUDC 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-08-02

  • This house prefers that Mexico ensure energy self-sufficiency in the short term through hydrocarbons (eg purchase of the Shell refinery in Texas) instead of seeking to obtain it in the long term through investment in renewable energies.

    México Debate Categoría Menor 2021 · 3 · 2021-07-10

  • This house believes that pursuing strong expansionist policies* in the Arctic region is in the Russian interest

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    *Including but not limited to: building artificial islands in order to claim additional territory trying to significantly limit foreign presence stationing warships and troops

    Korea WUDC 2021 · 7 · 2021-07-08

  • This house believes that pursuing strong expansionist policies* in the Arctic region is in the Russian interest *Including but not limited to: building artificial islands in order to claim additional territory, trying to significantly limit foreign presence, stationing warships and troops

    WUDC 2021 · 7 · 2021-07-07

  • This house would Destroy The Data Of The Extraterrestrial Community Living In Complete Harmony

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    You are a researcher specialising in deep space communications. You discover proof of the existence of an extraterrestrial community living in complete harmony, with no concept of violence or oppression. The community has powerful technology that would be able to cure major diseases and ensure food, water, and energy security on earth. You are the only one with this information.

    BDIDF Western · 3 · 2021-06-18

  • This house regrets THE RISE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY.

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    Blockchain is a kind of record-keeping technology which stores data in blocks that it chains together chronologically each time new data is added, creating an ever-expanding link of information that is continuously verified by a vast network of server farms and individual 'miners.' this peer-to-peer verification keeps the information very secure, but also results in an extremely high electricity consumption to maintain the networks (currently estimated at over 130 Terrawatt hours in a year, or 0.6% of global electricity consumption). A basic purpose of Blockchain is to be able to assign a unique identity to a tradeable piece of digital information, preventing attempts to alter or replicate it (because the peer-to-peer verification system mentioned above would detect such violations). A core use of Blockchain is cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Etherium, which are able to function as a decentralized currency without a central bank or government’s control. The blockchain is used to store a ledger of transactions on each coin, and the verification system keeps in place an artificial scarcity that prevents more from being 'printed out.' Some other examples include the NFT (Non-Fungible Token) - a way of trading 'ownership' of digital art by storing unique links to art pieces in blockchain form - as well as digital collectibles.

    Hanoi Debate Open · Open Semis · 2021-04-17

  • This house believes that states should be held liable for massive failures in energy provision by private actors.

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    The 2021 Texas power crisis involved three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States on February, a massive electricity generation failure in the state of Texas, and resultant shortages of water, food, and heat. More than 4.5 million homes and businesses were left without power some for several days. Texas Governor Greg Abbott's appointees to the Public Utility Commission of Texas ended a contract with the Texas Reliability Entity. Texas Reliability Entity is a council, a consortium of sorts, of private actors managing the electricity provision to the area of Texas during this crisis.

    BiTS Pilani · Open Semis · 2021-03-21

  • This house believes that governments should prioritise environmental sustainability during the recovery from COVID-19 even at the expense of an economic recovery and job retention.

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    Imperial Schools 2021 · 3 · 2021-03-20

  • This house would make the investment decisions of Sovereign Wealth Funds subject to a veto by the environmental protection agency of that nation

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    A sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund comprised of money generated by the government. In general sovereign wealth funds usually have a targeted purpose. Some countries have sovereign wealth funds that can be similar to venture capital for the private sector. Similar to any type of investment fund SWFs have their own objectives terms risk tolerances liability matches and liquidity concerns. Some funds may prefer returns over liquidity and vice versa. Depending on the assets and objectives sovereign wealth funds’ risk management can range from very conservative to a high tolerance for risk. Examples include the China Investment Corporation for China GIC for Singapore and the Norway Government Pension Fund Global.

    Inner Temple Inter Varsity Debating Competition-2021 · 3 · 2021-01-15

  • In developed countries this house would increase the tax on the use of non-renewable energy sources to be equivalent to the cost of the closest renewable energy source.

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    The Gross National Happiness Index was created by Bhutan. The GNH Index argues that sustainable develpment should take a holistic approach towardds notions of progress and give equal importance to non-economic aspects of wellbeing. The GNH Index includes both traditional areas of socio-economic concern such as living standards health and education and less traditional aspects of culture and psychological wellbeing It is a holistic reflection of the general wellbeing of the Bhutanese population rather than a subjective psychological ranking of “happiness” alone.

    Bangladesh UADC 2020 · 1 · 2020-12-10

  • In developed countries this house would increase the tax on the use of non-renewable energy sources to be equivalent to the cost of the closest renewable energy source.

    Bangladesh UADC 2020 · 1 · 2020-12-10