MotionHouse

Filters

Date range
Clear all filters

1051 motions

Data missing or incorrect? Contribute!

  • This house, as environmental movements, would preach the concept of karma in environmental campaigns.

    Infoslide

    Karma is a belief in which - the sum of a person's actions in their current and past lives determines their fate in future existences. Essentially, it is the law of cause and effect, where every action has consequences that shape one's present and future experiences.

    Intertext Pro Ams 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-07-27

  • This house supports eco-vandalism as a form of protest.

    Infoslide

    Eco-vandalism is a form of destructive activism that aims to raise awareness about the climate crisis by targetting famous works of art. Examples include, tomato soup thrown at Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” by activists of the Just Stop Oil movement and pumpkin soup being splattered on da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" by activists of the group Riposte Alimentaire. In these two examples, the works of art were not damaged.

    Hart House Summer Open 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-07-13

  • This house believes that the financialization of the economy is fundamentally incompatible with sustainable development.

    Infoslide

    Financialization refers to the increasing role of financial motives, markets, actors, and institutions in the operation of the domestic and international economies.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · High School Semifinals · 2024-07-06

  • That we support Indonesia's revision of their green investment rulebook.

    Infoslide

    Indonesia's green investment rulebook categorises types of projects based on their alignment with Indonesia's net-zero emissions goal by 2060. It is used to decide the level of government support (e.g. tax breaks, subsidies) that projects receive. In February 2024, Indonesia revised the rulebook to categorise coal-fired power plants for nickel facilities as "green" (i.e. aligned with net-zero 2060) and captive coal power plants and mining of critical minerals as "amber" (i.e. could support the transition to net-zero if they meet specific criteria). Previously, these projects were not considered to contribute to the net-zero transition.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-07-01

  • This house believes that the environmental movement should oppose all multinational corporations without net-zero targets, regardless of lessening targets

    Infoslide

    Over 1,000 multinational corporations have set science-based targets to reduce their carbon emissions. Some have committed to net-zero targets, while others have not, instead having targets to lessen their emissions.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-06-30

  • This house believes that the environmentalist movement should aggressively push for the introduction of environmental personhood into national and international legal systems

    Infoslide

    Environmental personhood is a legal concept that bestows natural entities, such as rivers, mountains, forests, or even specific ecosystems, with legal personhood enabling “nature” to be protected in a court of law. This legal transformation allows advocates and activists to take legal action on behalf of these natural entities, often in an attempt to combat environmental degradation.

    Queen's WSDC 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-06-29

  • This house believes that climate activists should resort to hacktivism

    Infoslide

    Internet activism, hacktivism is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. Hacktivism can involve cybercrimes when it includes illegal activities, such as hacking, data breaches, or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. However, not all hacktivism is inherently criminal, as some actions are aimed at peaceful online activism and raising awareness.

    Everest International WSDC 2024 · Junior Semifinals · 2024-06-21

  • This house believes that climate activists should resort to hacktivism

    Infoslide

    Internet activism, hacktivism is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. Hacktivism can involve cybercrimes when it includes illegal activities, such as hacking, data breaches, or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. However, not all hacktivism is inherently criminal, as some actions are aimed at peaceful online activism and raising awareness.

    Everest International WSDC 2024 · Middle School Semifinals · 2024-06-21

  • This house believes that climate activists should resort to hacktivism

    Infoslide

    Internet activism, hacktivism is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. Hacktivism can involve cybercrimes when it includes illegal activities, such as hacking, data breaches, or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. However, not all hacktivism is inherently criminal, as some actions are aimed at peaceful online activism and raising awareness.

    Everest International WSDC 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-06-21

  • In countries most affected by climate change, This house would make the provision of farming subsidies contingent on the adoption of Green Farming practices.

    Infoslide

    Green Farming refers to the process of growing food using farming techniques that protect the planet and the people who live on it. Sustainable agriculture produces healthy food without depleting natural resources, including land, air and water.

    Saigon Debating Championship 2024 - Eng · Round 2 · 2024-06-16