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  • This house opposes “Olive Financing”

    Infoslide

    "Olive Financing" refers to the practice where private financial institutions provide funding for renewable projects undertaken by companies that are significant polluters in other areas of their operations (e.g. companies transitioning from 'brown' to 'green'.)

    JPDU Spring Tournament 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-04-13

  • This house would ban zoos and aquariums

    Infoslide

    A zoo is an establishment which maintains a collection of wild animals, typically in a park or gardens, for study, conservation, or display to the public."

    Sunway Mini 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-04-06

  • This house supports the usage of citizen's assemblies to determine policies addressing climate change

    Infoslide

    A citizen's assembly is a panel of ordinary citizens to deliberate on issues and provide policy recommendations. These policies are usually brought to a national referendum. Prior to this, all policy judgments, recommendations, and selection are left to legislation.

    Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-04-06

  • This house, as the environmentalist movement, W publicly denounce ecoterrorist groups as opposed to supporting them

    Infoslide

    Ecoterrorist groups refer to organisations that engage in violence for environmental causes. This includes the Earth Liberation Front, EarthFirst! etc. These groups engage in arson, bombings and sabotaging equipment."

    Sunway Mini 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-04-06

  • That the ACCU Scheme should not give carbon credits to vegetation management projects

    Infoslide

    The Australian Carbon Credit Union Scheme (ACCU) provides carbon credits to companies which can show they have exceeded their targets for emissions reduction. These credits can be sold to other firms or the government for a profit. In 2024, almost half of carbon credits were issued for vegetation managment projects. The majority of vegetation management projects involve agreeing not to allow livestock to graze where they were previously planned to, thus allowing the environment to regenerate.

    University of Queensland Easters 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-04-01

  • This house believes that environmentalists should pursue strategic voting over fielding their own party and candidate

    Infoslide

    **Strategic voting** occurs in elections with more than two candidates, when a voter supports another candidate more strongly than their sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome.

    EDiS x KIDA Spring Rookie Tournament 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-04-01

  • This house regrets end-of-world narratives when advocating for climate change policy

    Infoslide

    Infoslide: End-of-World narratives are portrayals that emphasize the potential destruction of the earth if global warming continues. This includes statistics of potential climate refugees, renderings of the future dystopia, or emotionally strong language.

    Paris World Schools Debate Championship 2024 · Novice Final · 2024-03-29

  • This house supports Eco-terrorism.

    Infoslide

    Eco-terrorism refers to violent actions taken by individuals or groups to protect the environment, often targeting industries perceived as harming nature.For eg. bursting oil pipelines, damaging factories etc.

    IIT Kanpur APD 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-03-29

  • This house believes that developing island states should sell 99-year leases for significant portions of their EEZ to companies

    Infoslide

    The Exclusive Economic Zone of a nation is ocean territory that stretches from 12 to 200 Nautical Miles from the coast. Nations are currently responsible for regulating maritime affairs within this area (e.g. fishing, commerce, and policing). For eg. the Philippines has one of the largestEEZin the world which supports fishing, tourism, renewable energy projects, etc.

    IIT Kanpur APD 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-03-29

  • This house supports the rise of investors prioritising ESG as an investment criteria.

    Infoslide

    ESG is a set of considerations, including environmental issues (E), social issues (S), and corporate governance (G) that can be considered in the valuation of, and investment in, firms. Each component of ESG represent the three main areas that companies globally are ideally expected to report and disclose. Rating agencies like Thomson Reuters typically use both firm data and external data to score firms’ ESG performance.

    Manila Pro-Am 2024: Pre-UADC · Round 2 · 2024-03-23

  • This house believes that countries with high rare earth mineral deposits (e.g., lithium, cobalt) should nationalize its extraction and production

    Infoslide

    Rare earth minerals have diverse uses. Lithium and cobalt, for instance, can be used in making batteries, as in smartphones or electric vehicles (EVs).

    Manila Pro-Am 2024: Pre-UADC · Grand Final · 2024-03-23