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  • This house believes that the pursuit of a green future" has done more harm than good in the fight against climate change"

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    For the purposes of this debate, the “green future” is a world envisioned by countries and environmental movements and/or organizations across the globe in response to climate change impacts at present. The attempts to achieve a green future include, but are not limited to, aggressive decarbonization, search and transition to alternative fuels, projected and current implementations of green technology, and the rise of the just-stop-oil movement and the like.

    Luzon IV 2022 · 2 · 2022-11-06

  • That we support the expansion of and the tightening of relations within the I2U2.

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    The I2U2 is a joint agreement between India, Israel, the US and the UAE. It's aimed to increase collaboration between the members on investments and new initiatives in water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security. There are future plans to expand the agreement to Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

    Macquarie Open 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-10-29

  • That we support the expansion of and the tightening of relations within the I2U2.

    Infoslide

    The I2U2 is a joint agreement between India, Israel, the US and the UAE. It's aimed to increase collaboration between the members on investments and new initiatives in water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security. There are future plans to expand the agreement to Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

    Macquarie Open 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-10-29

  • This house supports the new caps placed on the price of energy in the United Kingdom.

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    The UK are implementing new caps on the price of household energy for a period of two years. Power bills will still be proportional to consumption, but the unit price will be capped. These caps seek to protect UK consumers from anticipated increases in wholesale energy costs. With these new caps, the typical household will pay £1000 less annually than they would have with the previous price structure.

    Officer's Cup 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-09-17

  • A: That all green energy policies should be source neutral

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    A: A source neutral policy does not favour any one particular energy source over another, providing a common regulatory framework, approvals process and tax treatment to all sources that meet the requisite environmental standards (Eg Carbon Neutrality).

    Monash Easters 2022 · Round 4 · 2022-05-17

  • This house believes that all new public transportation contracts should only be awarded to fully electric bids

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    Public transit is a system of vehicles used to transport a mass of people from one place to another such as trains and buses. An electric bid means that a public transportation vehicle uses electricity as its primary source of energy generation in order to function.

    Korea Junior Nationals 2022 · 4 · 2022-04-21

  • This house believes that the American government should increase the gas tax and direct the revenue towards modernizing and expanding public transport.

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    In the US, the vast majority of revenue earned from the gas tax is earmarked for public transit and infrastructure projects, such as highway and bridge construction.

    Cornell Novice Nationals 2022 · Quarterfinals · 2022-02-12

  • This house believes that most of the budgets of developing countries in the field of environment should be spent on fossil fuel technology and not on ecosystem adaptation.

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    Ecosystem based adaptation: Ecosystem based adaptation is a way to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. These include sustainable ecosystem conservation (e.g. planting) and sustainable management (recycling) to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. Fossil fuel technology: Fossil fuel technology is a commercially effective technology that helps convert fossil fuels and organic matter into useful products, including electricity, without emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. this parliament believes that most of the budgets of developing countries in the field of environment should be spent on fossil fuel technology and not on ecosystem adaptation.

    16th Parliamentary Debate Competition 2022 · 4 · 2022-02-02

  • This house would allow private entities to supply basic services such as water and electricity in South Africa.

    South African National Schools' Senior Debating Championship 2021 · 5 · 2021-12-19

  • This house would allow private entities to supply basic services such as water and electricity in South Africa.

    South African National Schools' Junior Debating Championship 2021 · 5 · 2021-12-19

  • This house believes that European Parliament should approve the Green Revolution proposal

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    Green Revolution is a proposal made by European Union to become the world's first continent to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. The proposal includes:1) Imposing high tax on fuels for shipping and aviation2) Banning the sale of petrol and diesel driven vehicles by 20353) Forcing companies or manufacturers outside the EU to pay for carbon emission tax as a requirement of selling the produced goods to EU

    Indonesian Varsity English Debate 2022 · 2 · 2021-12-09

  • This house prefers a world where Asia and Europe had a single common electrical grid (electrical grid)

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    'An electrical grid is an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers. Electrical grids vary in size and can cover whole countries or continents.A common electrical grid allows electricity to flow between different countries with no restrictions or tariffs.'

    Tokyo NEADC 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-11-20