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  • This house regrets the establishment of the COP

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    The Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP, is an international convention held to assess progress in dealing with climate change and discuss and make plans for climate action within the guidelines of the UNFCCC. The COP has made several landmark decisions in the past, including the Kyoto Protocol in COP3, the Cancún Agreements in COP16, the Paris Climate Agreement in COP21, the Global Agreement on Fossil Fuel Phaseout in COP28, etc.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-09-07

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of Kamala Harris to distance herself from "Bidenomics"

    Infoslide

    “Bidenomics” broadly refers to Biden's economic policy, which focused onfinancial incentives and state subsidy to promote domestic industrial manufacturing and green energy. The key pieces of legislation under this economic theory are the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the InflationReduction Act of 2022, and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Kamala Harris has currently expressed interest to follow Bidenomics, accompanied by a shift in government budget allocation towards social welfare.

    National Asians High School Debate Championship 2024 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-08-27

  • This house regrets the SEA policy trend of early coal phaseouts

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    Southeast Asian (SEA) countries have recently shifted towards early coal phaseouts in energy policy (phasing out coal in 10-20 years as opposed to 30+ years). These policies include encouraging or mandating early decommissioning of coal plants, and bans on the construction of new ones.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-03

  • This house supports a complete takeover of the Oil and Gas industry in Sarawak by Petros.

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    Historically, the oil and gas industry in Malaysia has been predominantly controlled by Petronas, the national oil company owned by the Malaysian federal government. 5% of the revenues from oil and gas is returned to oil- producing states as royalties. Since 2014, Sarawak, a state within Malaysia rich in oil and gas, has been negotiating with Petronas for an increase in oil royalty to 20%. In 2017, Sarawak established Petroleum Sarawak (Petros), a state-owned oil and gas exploration firm which manage the state’s oil and gas resources and has full ownership over all oil wells in Sarawak. It was recently announced that starting from 2025, Petros would completely take over the buying and selling of natural gas in Sarawak.

    East Malaysia Open 2024 · Semi Finals · 2024-08-02

  • This house supports the creation of international body for the extraction of rare earth elements.

    Infoslide

    ‘Rare Earth Elements (REEs)’ are elements which are critical in the development of advanced technology (such as electric vehicles, renewable energy equipment, and aerospace equipment) and the manufacturing of high-tech products (such as smartphones, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and military equipment). The demand for REEs is rapidly increasing due to their essential role in modern technology.

    East Malaysia Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-02

  • This chamber, being a region with a low level of economic development, where large deposits of a highly marketable natural resource were discovered, would choose to invest the profits from the extraction of this resource in current needs and the development of the extraction sector, over long-term investments in other sectors.

    Szkoła Debatuje: Zakład 24' · Semifinals · 2024-07-05

  • That we support Indonesia's revision of their green investment rulebook.

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    Indonesia's green investment rulebook categorises types of projects based on their alignment with Indonesia's net-zero emissions goal by 2060. It is used to decide the level of government support (e.g. tax breaks, subsidies) that projects receive. In February 2024, Indonesia revised the rulebook to categorise coal-fired power plants for nickel facilities as "green" (i.e. aligned with net-zero 2060) and captive coal power plants and mining of critical minerals as "amber" (i.e. could support the transition to net-zero if they meet specific criteria). Previously, these projects were not considered to contribute to the net-zero transition.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-07-01

  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of central banks to shift to Green Banking

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    Green banking is a financing trend where financial institutions shift their investment to sustainable technologies and green initiatives. This includes divestment from fossil fuels, investment in green tech development, mobile banking, strict compliance with ESG standards, etc. A central bank is a financial institution entrusted with the oversight of the monetary system and policy of a nation or a group of nations

    2nd Butuan Intervarsity · Round 3 · 2024-06-14