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  • This house believes that company directors should be held criminally liable for violations of environmental protections standards by their companies. (Environment)

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    Raziuddin Shaikh All-Pakistan Senior Debating Championship 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-11-25

  • This house believes that the fight on climate change should focus on developing technological solution (e.g: geoengineering) as opposed to promoting sustainable lifestyle (e.g carbox tax zero waste movement)

    Hasanuddin British Parliamentary 2021 · 1 · 2021-11-23

  • This house supports authoritarian environmentalism

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    Authoritarian Environmentalism is a non-participatory approach to public-policy making and implementation that aims to solve environmental problems. The approach often includes the use of force.

    Indonesia Varsity English Debate 2020 · Open Octos · 2021-11-21

  • This house believes that all countries should impose a carbon import tax (carbon import tax)

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    A 'carbon import tax' applies domestic carbon taxes to the carbon emissions of an imported good. For instance a bicycle made in Vietnam but imported to Cambodia would have to pay the same amount in carbon taxes to the Cambodian government as would have to be paid if that bicycle was produced in Cambodia.

    Tokyo NEADC 2021 · 4 · 2021-11-20

  • This house believes that the regulation of overconsumption of common shared resources is justified

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    Common shared resources are resources everyone has equal access to, for example, roads. Overconsumption of shared common resources often has negative outcomes, for example – taking numerous flights in a given period, using a car everyday, overgrazing on common fields.

    DTU PD 2021 · 1 · 2021-11-20

  • This house regrets the developing nations' claim to 'Right to burn"

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    Right to burn' is being championed by developing nations at the CoP26 as their onus to continue to burn fossil fuels to achieve greater development. It is derived from the idea of common but differentiated responsibility between developed and developing nations, used as a justification for failure to meet environmental goals, net-zero declarations etc.

    AUDP Parliamentary Debate · Open Quarters · 2021-11-20

  • This house believes that the Insulate Britain protests have done more harm than good

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    Insulate Britain refers to a environmental activist group that has begun widespread protests by blockading roads in a bid to spur the UK government into action over climate change in particular their demand for insulation in social housing. These protests have drawn considerable ire from the public as the blockade of roads has resulted in the delay of essential services and massive problems for the public.

    AUDP Parliamentary Debate · Open Quarters · 2021-11-20

  • This house believes that combating global warming should include sanctions (exclusion from international organizations and treaties, curtailment of joint initiatives, economic sanctions, embargoes, etc.) of the international community against sovereign countries that do not take active steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    Турнир Новичков 2021 · 2 · 2021-11-14

  • This house opposes Kill the Scientist

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    Kill the Scientist refers to a trend in green-tech investing where investors seek to remove the inventor of the technology from the operations and ownership of the company as quickly as possible.

    2021 Father Roger Guindon Cup · 3 · 2021-11-13

  • This house believes that the ICC should allow for the prosecution of ecocide

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    Ecocide refers to the mass destruction/damage to ecosystems or harm to the health of species caused by the human activity. For Ex- Oil Spills, deep sea mining, Land and water contamination

    19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 · Novice Semis · 2021-11-12

  • The Council believes that the UN needs to establish a legal body that coordinates the specific commitments in COP26 and can enforce them legally.

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    The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) is the 26th United Nations climate change conference. Agreements made there include a commitment to end deforestation by 2030 transition from coal to a commitment not to use oil and gas at one future date etc. Agreements made at this conference are not universal (not all participating countries agree on all points in COP26) and cannot be enforced by law.

    Padjadjaran Fest and Conference 2021 · Open Final · 2021-11-12