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  • This house believes that the carbon border tax plan is not within EU's interests

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    The EU carbon border tax plan is the world's first 'tariff' on imports in to the EU region from companies that are not aggressively tackling their own greenhouse gas emissions. this plan is going to be applied for products that involve emission of carbon in their production processes. For example companies outside of the EU that wanted to sell products (irrespective of the product) would be required to pay for each ton of carbon dioxide they emit in producing those products. this plan is yet to be ratified by the EU member states. Assuming it passes the plan will enter its adjustment phase in 2023 (in which it will only be applied to products with high emission such as but not limited to steel cement and aluminum) before finally being fully implemented by 2026.

    Argumentum Open 2021 · 5 · 2021-08-15

  • This house believes that all extractive industries (e.g. oil coal gold iron copper etc.) in African countries should be placed under the control of the African Union

    Infoslide

    The African Union is a Pan African organization representing 55 member nations. Its goals are: - To increase socio-economic and political integration on the continent; - Develop and promote common policies on trade defence and foreign relations to ensure the defence of the Continent and the strengthening of its negotiating positions; establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations;- Promote sustainable development at the economic social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies;- Promote cooperation in all fields of human activity to raise the living standards of African peoples;- Coordinate and harmonize the policies between the existing and future Regional Economic Communities for the gradual attainment of the objectives of the Union

    DebateGo Waterloo 2021 Tournament · Junior Final · 2021-08-13

  • This house believes that all extractive industries (e.g. oil coal gold iron copper etc.) in African countries should be placed under the control of the African Union

    Infoslide

    The African Union is a Pan African organization representing 55 member nations. Its goals are: - To increase socio-economic and political integration on the continent; - Develop and promote common policies on trade defence and foreign relations to ensure the defence of the Continent and the strengthening of its negotiating positions; establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations;- Promote sustainable development at the economic social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies;- Promote cooperation in all fields of human activity to raise the living standards of African peoples;- Coordinate and harmonize the policies between the existing and future Regional Economic Communities for the gradual attainment of the objectives of the Union

    DebateGo Waterloo 2021 Tournament · International Finals · 2021-08-13

  • This house believes that all extractive industries (e.g. oil coal gold iron copper etc.) in African countries should be placed under the control of the African Union

    Infoslide

    The African Union is a Pan African organization representing 55 member nations. Its goals are: - To increase socio-economic and political integration on the continent; - Develop and promote common policies on trade defence and foreign relations to ensure the defence of the Continent and the strengthening of its negotiating positions; establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations;- Promote sustainable development at the economic social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies;- Promote cooperation in all fields of human activity to raise the living standards of African peoples;- Coordinate and harmonize the policies between the existing and future Regional Economic Communities for the gradual attainment of the objectives of the Union

    DebateGo Waterloo 2021 Tournament · Open Final · 2021-08-13

  • This house believes that all extractive industries (e.g. oil coal gold iron copper etc.) in African countries should be placed under the control of the African Union

    Infoslide

    The African Union is a Pan African organization representing 55 member nations. Its goals are: - To increase socio-economic and political integration on the continent; - Develop and promote common policies on trade defence and foreign relations to ensure the defence of the Continent and the strengthening of its negotiating positions; establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations;- Promote sustainable development at the economic social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies;- Promote cooperation in all fields of human activity to raise the living standards of African peoples;- Coordinate and harmonize the policies between the existing and future Regional Economic Communities for the gradual attainment of the objectives of the Union

    DebateGo Waterloo 2021 Tournament · Open Final · 2021-08-13

  • This house supports giving legal personhood to internationally recognised important environmental spaces (eg Mount Everest, the Amazon) as a form of conservation

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    Environmental personhood is a legal concept which designates certain environmental entities the status of a legal person. this assigns to these entities, the rights, protections, privileges, responsibilities and legal liability of a legal personality. (Who are the trustees, their powers, and the actions that can be taken)

    Ramaiah Round Robin 2021 · 1 · 2021-08-07

  • This house supports green central banking

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    Green Central Banking refers to central banks deliberately using their monetary policy instruments to incentivise climate-friendly market activities. For instance, targeted green lending programmes, targeted green bond purchase programmes, '"brown penalties"' (higher interest rates for pollution-intensive banks or businesses), lowering the financing rate for banks that offer collateral with a smaller carbon footprint, and mandatory disclosures of climate risks. For the purposes of this debate, green central banking would support climate-friendly policies even at the expense of traditional monetary objectives such as targeting inflation rates, ensuring financial stability and market efficiency, as well as retaining neutrality of intervention.

    EUDC 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-08-02

  • This house would prioritise means-based[1] rather than target-based[2] regulation [1] e.g of means-based regulations: setting standards that attempt to make the workplace more accessible or banning the use of polluting technologies [2] e.g of target-based regulations: setting hiring quotas for employees from one particular group, or making companies reduce carbon emissions to X under threat of fines

    EUDC 2021 · 1 · 2021-08-02

  • This house believes that environmental movements should make campaigning for fossil fuel divestment their primary strategy against climate change

    Infoslide

    The campaign for fossil fuel divestment refers to environmental movements asking institutions, corporations, and investors to move their money out of oil, coal, and gas companies for both moral and financial reason

    PIDC 2021 · 2 · 2021-07-30

  • This house believes that developing countries should adopt Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations

    Infoslide

    Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach under which producers are required to be responsible for the treatment and disposal of their post-consumer products both financially and physically.

    PIDC 2021 · 2 · 2021-07-30

  • This house supports the implementation of carbon credits for individuals

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    carbon credit is a permit, that allows the holder to consume a certain quantity of Green-house gases. Both direct actions (e.g. burning natural gas for heating) and indirect actions (flying, buying specific products) count. Generally, carbon credits were issued to companies.

    WSDC 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-07-28

  • This house prefers a world where climate change efforts are techno-optimistic in nature.

    Infoslide

    Techno-optimism has as its main consideration that in the future technology will have the capacity to remedy the great problems that afflict the world (climate change, unemployment, education, among others).

    Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español Ecuador 2021 · 6 · 2021-07-25