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  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of central banks to shift to Green Banking

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    Green banking is a financing trend where financial institutions shift their investment to sustainable technologies and green initiatives. This includes divestment from fossil fuels, investment in green tech development, mobile banking, strict compliance with ESG standards, etc. A central bank is a financial institution entrusted with the oversight of the monetary system and policy of a nation or a group of nations

    2nd Butuan Intervarsity · Round 3 · 2024-06-14

  • This house would break up energy conglomerates

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    Energy conglomerates are corporations that consolidate a significant percentage of different energy sources, both renewable and non-renewable. These include but are not limited to gasoline, electricity, solar energy, natural gas, and nuclear energy. Examples include Total Energies and Repsol in Europe, Shell in Africa, and Ecopetrol in Latin America

    Pakistan Pre-WSDC 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-06-07

  • This house would break up energy conglomerates

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    Energy conglomerates are corporations that consolidate a significant percentage of different energy sources, both renewable and non-renewable. These include but are not limited to gasoline, electricity, solar energy, natural gas, and nuclear energy. Examples include Total Energies and Repsol in Europe, Shell in Africa, and Ecopetrol in Latin America.

    Pakistan Pre-WSDC 2024 · Junior Semifinals · 2024-06-07

  • This house, as the Scottish Greens, would campaign on a platform of joining a coalition with the SNP at the next Scottish election.

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    There are 4 main parties in the Scottish Parliament 1) The Scottish National Party who advocate for independence and broadly centre left policy. They have right wing elements. They have been in power for 17 years, and currently hold 63/127 seats in Holyrood. 2) The Scottish Green Party, who are quite small, but were in coalition with the SNP in power, creating a majority government at the time. 3) The Scottish Conservatives, who are associated with the UK Conservative Party 4) Scottish Labour who are affiliated to the UK Labour. They are currently surging in the polls for the Scottish election, translating from their overwhelming success in the UK national election campaign. There are other small parties, such as the Liberal Democrats and the Alba Party. For the past 3 years, the Green Party and the SNP were in a coalition government. This was enforced by a cooperation agreement called the Bute House Agreement, which, amongst other things, laid out policy areas which the parties did not agree on, such as aviation policy and Scotland's status in NATO. Last month, Scottish First Minister at the time, Humza Yousaf, terminated the Bute House Agreement, after introducing bills limiting trans rights and extending the net 0 target, which the Green Party disagreed with. This led to no confidence votes in his power from both the SNP and the Conservative Party; which the Green Party supported; leading to his resignation. In the media, the Greens disavowed the decision to end the agreement, describing it as 'political cowardice' with the SNP 'selling out on future generations'.

    Erasmus Rotterdam Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-01

  • This House supports the establishment of the West Kalimantan nuclear reactor

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    In March 2023, Indonesia and the U.S. agreed to develop modular reactor technology. The agreement included a $1 million grant to Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to carry out feasibility studies on a nuclear reactor. PLN has proposed a 462-megawatt facility in West Kalimantan, which would use technology supplied by NuScale Power OVS, a public company based in the U.S. NuScale claimed that its technology is more resilient to earthquakes, a significant consideration for civil engineering projects in Indonesia. As of today, Indonesia has three nuclear reactors purely for research purposes, with one each in Banten, Jawa Barat, and DI Yogyakarta.

    NUDC 2024 Tingkat Nasional · Novice Finals · 2024-05-26

  • This house, as the EU, would abandon the European Green Deal

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    The European Green Deal is a series of policy initiatives (directives and funding) which aim to reduce carbon emissions to reach climate neutrality by 2050. These policies include, but are not limited to, heavily increased subsides for green technology, higher taxes on fossil fuel energy and phasing out the production and use of petrol-based cars.

    Sofia Online Open Part 2 · Round 1 · 2024-05-25

  • This house supports a fast-track approval process for all renewable energy projects (e.g wind farms, solar parks, hydroelectric dams).

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    Anyone carrying out a major construction project has to apply for a resource consent. To get a resource consent, a project must recognise and account for possible effects on the environment, nearby communities, and Māori. Rather than local council considering the application and granting the resource consent, a fast track approvals process allows companies to apply to a group of three Cabinet Ministers instead. The Ministers get recommendations from a group of experts, but make the decision themselves. It is also more difficult to appeal the decision in court.

    New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-05-24

  • This house prefers a world in which climate agreements were signed in detail

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    Climate agreements are often written in general terms, such as "we need to reach carbon neutrality by 2025". An agreement signed in detail means the goal, the problems, and ways of achieving said goal are precisely described, such as the Paris agreement. "}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":769,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0}" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Climate agreements are often written in general terms, such as "we need to reach carbon neutrality by 2025", Paris agreement. An agreement signed in detail means the goal, the problems, and ways of achieving said goal are precisely described.

    Ridge Debate Tournament 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-05-17

  • That we oppose developed nations or large corporations using carbon credits to meet international emission reduction requirements

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    A carbon credit is where a corporation or government pays other entities to offset their carbon emissions, i.e., by planting trees, capturing carbon, or investing in renewable projects. Commonly western governments or corporations will buy carbon credits from developing world governments in debt, to meet climate obligations (e.g., COP-28 climate summit, regulations on companies, etc)

    University of Sydney Union Grandslam 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-05-12