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  • 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

  • This House believes that opposition parties in Asian developing countries should adopt the approach of portraying the voter base of the ruling administration as rational and reasonable instead of depicting them as being manipulated by the system through undemocratic means (e.g. revisionism, disinformation)

    6th Ateneo Eco Debates 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-05-04

  • This house regrets the emergence of industrial capitalism

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    Industrial capitalism is an economic system that emerged in the mid-18th century which involved the rapid development of the factory system of production, characterized by much more rigid, complex, and intricate divisions of labour, both within and between production processes, along with the routinization of work tasks.

    University of Waterloo HST 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-04-27

  • In developing nations, this house supports the use of microfinance as a primary means of funding startups.

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    Microfinance is a term for financial services that are offered to individuals or businesses who lack access to traditional financial services. These services include savings accounts, checking accounts, fund transfers, microinsurance, and microcredit.

    Chingshin Debate Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-04-20

  • This house, as the IMF, would require stricter conditionality on its loans to Argentina that aims to reduce government budget deficit and liberalize the market.

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    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a global organization that aims to achieve sustainable growth for its member states by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation. Argentina is facing a debt crisis due to complex factors such as chronically high inflation, vast state expenditure and economic protectionism. It has borrowed and defaulted on its debts numerous times that most creditors have stopped lending, except for the IMF which continues to provide loans with few conditionality attached.

    Chingshin Debate Open 2024 · Junior Semifinals · 2024-04-20

  • This house, as the IMF, would require stricter conditionality on its loans to Argentina that aims to reduce government budget deficit and liberalize the market.

    Infoslide

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a global organization that aims to achieve sustainable growth for its member states by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation. Argentina is facing a debt crisis due to complex factors such as chronically high inflation, vast state expenditure and economic protectionism. It has borrowed and defaulted on its debts numerous times that most creditors have stopped lending, except for the IMF which continues to provide loans with few conditionality attached.

    Chingshin Debate Open 2024 · Open Semifinals · 2024-04-20

  • This house supports the Taiwanese government's decision to reject Chinese aid after the recent earthquake.

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    On April 3rd, Hualien, Taiwan was hit with a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, its strongest in 25 years. This has resulted in sizeable casualties (a dozen deaths and thousands that are injured, trapped in mountaineous terrains). The region is facing infrastructural damage that's disrupted people's businesses and the government's ability to provide advanced state services to all. Amidst this, China has offered Taiwan disaster relief assistance, with it being rejected by Taiwan due to the two's hostile geopolitical tensions.

    Princeton Online World Schools Tournament · Round 2 · 2024-04-19