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  • This House Would apply universal jurisdiction to crimes against the environment

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    Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle that allows a nation's courts to prosecute individuals for serious international crimes-such as genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and torture-regardless of where the crime was committed or the nationality of the perpetrators or victims.

    RML PD 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-03-02

  • In cities with prominent car usage, This house would introduce congestion pricing in central districts

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    Congestion pricing is a transportation policy that imposes fees on vehicles traveling into or within designated areas. Examples include the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in Singapore and Ecopass in Milan.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-28

  • Assuming the feasibility of transportation of humans to the new world, This house would only transport those who have been adhering to eco-friendly practices/guidelines to the new world.

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    The year is 5067. The world's population has increased by 60% compared to 2020 data. Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable due to climate degradation and overpopulation. A world government has discovered a habitable planet in a distant galaxy.

    Kampala Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-23

  • This house would lift the Philippines’ coal moratorium

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    Since 2020, the Philippines has observed a coal moratorium. This means that no new coal power plants can be constructed, proposed, or operated. This coal moratorium does not apply to coal power plants made prior to the moratorium or power plants that already have expansion plans.

    Hiraya Debate Cup · Open Semifinals · 2025-02-22

  • This house prefers the carbon tax model over the cap and trade model

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    In a carbon tax model, the government assigns a cost for every unit of carbon emitted, taxing companies on their total carbon emissions. Under a cap and trade model, the government sets a "cap" on the total amount of emissions allowed, then assigns carbon permits to companies who may "trade" them depending on how much they individually pollute.

    Hiraya Debate Cup · Round 4 · 2025-02-22

  • This House supports the degrowth movement.

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    The degrowth (decrescimento) movement argues that humanity cannot continue to grow without this leading to a climate catastrophe. The only solution, according to the movement, is a radical transformation of our way of life—reducing economic growth (degrowing), promoting a reduction in consumption, production, and economic development in favor of ecological sustainability.

    IV Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro de Debates · Rodada 1 · 2025-02-17

  • This house, as a crewmember, W remain on the ship

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    Franklin's Expedition was a British-led Arctic Explanation that departed England in May 1845 aboard two ships; HMS Erebus & HMS Terror. It's mission was to cross the last sections of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. The ships were provisioned for a journey of three years, which could be strictly rationed to last 5 years. In September 1846, the ships were approximately half-way through the passage when the waters of the passage froze shut, stopping the ships from making any progress. For the purpose of this debate, it is now April 1848. The ships have been frozen in place for a year and a half. The crew decides to divide into two. One group will take half the rations, most of the cold weather gear, and camping supplies and they will attempt travel South through Canada on foot. The remaining group will remain on one of the ships and wait out the cold weather till, hopefully, an opportunity to sail through the remainder of the passage opens up.

    Trinity College Dublin's Intervarsity Debating Competition 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-02-08

  • This House Supports the anti-tourism trend

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    The anti-tourism trend is a response to the percieved negative effects of tourism on the local community and the environment. This has involved lobbying politicians to pass policy that discourages tourism, and negative sentiment towards tourists (ie graffiti encouraging them to ‘go home’)

    UCL Pro-Am 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-02-02

  • For health care emergencies requiring collective action (e.g. pandemics, pollution-related illness, etc.), This house would grant the WHO the ability to implement international laws that override sovereign laws

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. Its mission is to promote health, respond to global health emergencies, and address major health challenges. The WHO provides guidelines, research, and technical support to help countries strengthen their health systems. Currently, the WHO has no enforcement powers and relies on countries voluntarily following its recommendations.

    Birmingham Pro-Am 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-25

  • This house prefers a blanket ban on new prospecting activities of oil rather than policies that aim to create stringent regulations

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    Prospecting is the searching of new oil deposits by means of surveying, drilling, and excavation of territories that are suspected to contain large amounts of oil.

    Kamalig Novice Asian Parliamentary 2 · Round 4 · 2025-01-25