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  • This house supports banning factory farming

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    (Infoslide: Factory farming refers to the process of intensive animal agriculture; characterised by high-density confinement and industrialised production techniques)

    London Juniors 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-08

  • In cities with prominent car usage, This house would introduce congestion pricing in central districts

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    Congestion pricing is a transportation policy that imposes fees on vehicles traveling into or within designated areas. Examples include the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in Singapore and Ecopass in Milan.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-28

  • Assuming the feasibility of transportation of humans to the new world, This house would only transport those who have been adhering to eco-friendly practices/guidelines to the new world.

    Infoslide

    The year is 5067. The world's population has increased by 60% compared to 2020 data. Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable due to climate degradation and overpopulation. A world government has discovered a habitable planet in a distant galaxy.

    Kampala Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-23

  • This house supports the Piso Para Sa Kalikasan Act

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    <div><span data-canva-clipboard="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"></span><p>Proposed in 2018, the "Piso Para Sa Kalikasan Act" would impose a one-peso tax for every kilogram of carbon dioxide emission per kilowatt hour. Households consuming below 60 kilowatt hours of electricity per month, as well as entities that use any electricity generated from renewable energy, are exempted from the tax.</p></div>

    Hiraya Debate Cup · Open Semifinals · 2025-02-22

  • This house would lift the Philippines’ coal moratorium

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    Since 2020, the Philippines has observed a coal moratorium. This means that no new coal power plants can be constructed, proposed, or operated. This coal moratorium does not apply to coal power plants made prior to the moratorium or power plants that already have expansion plans.

    Hiraya Debate Cup · Open Semifinals · 2025-02-22

  • This house prefers the carbon tax model over the cap and trade model

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    In a carbon tax model, the government assigns a cost for every unit of carbon emitted, taxing companies on their total carbon emissions. Under a cap and trade model, the government sets a "cap" on the total amount of emissions allowed, then assigns carbon permits to companies who may "trade" them depending on how much they individually pollute.

    Hiraya Debate Cup · Round 4 · 2025-02-22

  • This house believes that the U.S. should aggressively pursue the development of a domestic solar energy sector

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    China controls the international solar market: chinese companies produce 80% of the world's PV cells (sollar panels), control the production of key components such as polysilicon, and have patented refinement and assembly techniques of panels.

    Serious IV 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-18

  • This House supports the degrowth movement.

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    The degrowth (decrescimento) movement argues that humanity cannot continue to grow without this leading to a climate catastrophe. The only solution, according to the movement, is a radical transformation of our way of life—reducing economic growth (degrowing), promoting a reduction in consumption, production, and economic development in favor of ecological sustainability.

    IV Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro de Debates · Rodada 1 · 2025-02-17