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  • That we would prefer developing the technology to terraform other planets in our solar system over searching for habitable exoplanets

    Infoslide

    Terraforming is an as yet unproven scientific concept that tries to change the environment of other planets to make them more like Earth. This involves changing the planet's atmosphere, temperature, and surface to make it habitable. For example, on Mars, terraforming would involve warming the planet up and adding oxygen to its atmosphere, so humans could breathe without space suits. An Exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system.

    Junior IDC 2023 · Grand Final · 2023-03-20

  • This house believes that leftist parties in developing countries should prioritize the New Left over traditional, class-related policies

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, the “New Left” believes that left-leaning parties should prioritize a series of social issues (minority rights, feminist struggles, environmental reforms) instead of economic and class related policies (wealth redistribution policies, labor reforms).

    Tabtastic Spring 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-03-18

  • This house prefers shareholder activism to divestment campaigns in the pursuit of environmental activism

    Infoslide

    Shareholder activism involves the owners of shares (whether individual or institutional investors) lobbying companies in which they have shares to improve their corporate behaviour. Divestment campaigns involve demanding investors to sell their shares in morally problematic industries.

    Tabtastic Spring 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-03-18

  • This house would require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees

    Infoslide

    Over the last decade, scientists have identified a range of chemicals that exist naturally in the brain and shape individuals’ moral behaviour. Significant amounts of research is now being carried out to create “moral enhancement drugs”, which would alter the levels of such chemicals. Such drugs have been shown to increase individuals’ tendencies to display empathy and care for others, to behave in altruistic way, and to resist pressures to act in ways that violate their personal and ethical beliefs.

    ATUDC 2023 · Round 4A · 2023-03-18

  • This house would require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees

    Infoslide

    Over the last decade, scientists have identified a range of chemicals that exist naturally in the brain and shape individuals’ moral behaviour. Significant amounts of research is now being carried out to create “moral enhancement drugs”, which would alter the levels of such chemicals. Such drugs have been shown to increase individuals’ tendencies to display empathy and care for others, to behave in altruistic way, and to resist pressures to act in ways that violate their personal and ethical beliefs.

    ATUDC 2023 · Round 5B · 2023-03-18

  • This house would require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees

    Infoslide

    Over the last decade, scientists have identified a range of chemicals that exist naturally in the brain and shape individuals’ moral behaviour. Significant amounts of research is now being carried out to create “moral enhancement drugs”, which would alter the levels of such chemicals. Such drugs have been shown to increase individuals’ tendencies to display empathy and care for others, to behave in altruistic way, and to resist pressures to act in ways that violate their personal and ethical beliefs.

    ATUDC 2023 · Round 4B · 2023-03-18

  • This house would require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees

    Infoslide

    Over the last decade, scientists have identified a range of chemicals that exist naturally in the brain and shape individuals’ moral behaviour. Significant amounts of research is now being carried out to create “moral enhancement drugs”, which would alter the levels of such chemicals. Such drugs have been shown to increase individuals’ tendencies to display empathy and care for others, to behave in altruistic way, and to resist pressures to act in ways that violate their personal and ethical beliefs.

    ATUDC 2023 · Round 5A · 2023-03-18

  • This house prefers shareholder activism to divestment campaigns in the pursuit of environmental activism

    Infoslide

    Shareholder activism involves the owners of shares (whether individual or institutional investors) lobbying companies in which they have shares to improve their corporate behaviour. Divestment campaigns involve demanding investors to sell their shares in morally problematic industries.

    Tabtastic Spring 2023 · 2 · 2023-03-18

  • This house supports the move to restart or build new nuclear power plants in Japan.

    Infoslide

    Nuclear energy has been a national strategic priority for Japan since 1973. Japan's reactors provided some 30% of the country's electricity before the Fukushima accident in 2011. The Fukushima accident was a nuclear disaster that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It was triggered by a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which caused widespread destruction along the northeastern coast of Japan. Radioactive particles were carried by wind and rain leading to widespread radioactive contamination of land, air, and water in the surrounding areas. The disaster also prompted the evacuation of over 150,000 people from the area surrounding the power plant, creating a large exclusion zone. The cleanup and decommissioning process is estimated to take several decades to complete. Since then, the government has reduced the role of nuclear power. In early 2023, Japan's Cabinet approved plans to extend the lifespans of nuclear reactors beyond 60 years and build new units to replace those that are decommissioned, reversing policies put in place after the Fukushima disaster in 2011.

    JDO 2023 · 4 · 2023-03-17

  • This house would require approval from local referenda for all major land development decisions (eg. stadiums, airport extensions, railways, etc)

    Alberta Senior High Provincials 2023 - Open · Round 1 · 2023-03-11

  • This house would require approval from local referenda for all major land development decisions (eg. stadiums, airport extensions, railways, etc)

    Alberta Senior High Provincials 2023 - Open · Round 2 · 2023-03-11

  • This house believes that the scientist has a moral obligation to hide the existence of this oil reservoir from the world

    Infoslide

    While surveying an inconspicuous patch of international waters never before explored, a scientist discovers the world's largest oil reservoir ever deep beneath the surface.

    PSO 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-03-05

  • This house would kill the poachers instead of the CEO.

    Infoslide

    You are the smartest monkey in the jungle. Your family was killed by poachers. You can either kill the poachers that are directly responsible for the deaths of your family, or the CEO of the corporation that hired them so that they could destroy the rainforest.

    McMaster High Schools 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-03-03

  • This house supports the rising trend of celebrities and influencers taking key roles in activism (e.g in environment, human rights, social justice movements etc.)

    McMaster High Schools 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-03-03

  • That we support the widespread use of citizens assemblies in determining law reform in controversial policy areas (e.g., environment, criminal justice).

    Infoslide

    A citizens' assembly is a deliberative body of randomly-selected citizens addressing political issues. They receive specialist advice and oversight to ensure independence. France conducted the Citizens' Convention for Climate in 2019-2020, where 150 citizens crafted climate policy, with Emmanuel Macron committing to its implementation.

    Auckland Schools’ Debating Premier Advanced 2023 · Round 6 · 2023-03-02