At Vote:Pollution Control Act [Complete] [Complete]

Description: The World Assembly:

AWARE that Industrial growth is essential for economic development and one of the main sources of employment in Member Nations.

CONCERNED that Common People are adversely affected by Pollution; and Industrial pollution is international issue with significant climate implications.

WORRIED that without proper safeguards, Industrial pollution is affecting common people’s health, contaminating clean water sources and food along with loss of income in some cases due to some irresponsible industries.

CONVINCED that unregulated pollution from Industries is causing social injustice by offering profits to Industry at the cost of more suffering of common people and environment.

DETERMINED to ensure that Industries are more people friendly within the jurisdiction of Member Nations;

1. DEFINES "Pollution" (for the purposes of this Act) as: "Any Industrial waste, emissions & effluents which has potential to significantly damage environment and/or cause health problems for people living nearby resulting in economic loss to the nation"

2. DEFINES "Pollution Control" (for the purposes of this Act) as: "Creating & Maintaining proper facilities for emission monitoring, waste processing, effluent treatment & safe disposal to minimize pollution to safe limits"

3. REQUIRES that Member Nations monitor and publish national statistics on industrial pollution every year.

4. PROHIBITS Specific Industries/companies which do not have technology to reduce Pollution to safe limits.

5. ENCOURAGES Member Nations to promote Environment friendly Industry.

6. MANDATES

A. Creation of International Pollution Monitoring Commission (IPMC) with following responsibilities
i. To monitor & publish Industrial pollution levels of various Industry categories nation wise every Year.
ii. To establish safe pollution limits for Industry to prevent hazard to environment & common people living around such industry.
iii. To create awareness on better pollution monitoring and pollution control technologies among member nations.
iv. To promote and encourage R&D efforts to reduce Industrial pollution, safe disposal & recycling of such waste where possible.

B. Member Nations to establish National Pollution Control Authority with powers & funds to implement the following tasks.
i. To adapt IPMC safe pollution limits as far as possible and prescribe national safe pollution limits as required.
ii. To monitor & ensure compliance of Industry with safe pollution limits.
iii. To promote better pollution control & creating awareness in Industry about pollution control measures & technologies.
iv. To establish safe common waste disposal facilities where Industry cannot afford it.
v. To prescribe fines and enforce them on industries found in violation of this law.

7. CLARIFIES that this Act is applicable only to polluting Industries.

Ministerial Review;

This one is a little tougher than usual. Environmental resolutions normally pass pretty well regardless of holes (to whit this one has a few) simply because it's nice and fluffy, and nations will vote for that. Nonetheless, we'll highlight issues in the text below in no specific order;

• Firstly, the proposal issue that strikes the ministry first, is its creation of two committees here, now a lot of nations usually take issue with one being created, and whilst one is at local level and the other international, the requirements of both could have been easily integrated into the international one and left be.
  
• "CLARIFIES that this Act is applicable only to polluting Industries"
  
  This, is a concerning aspect of this text and may essentially render the proposal either null or subject to massive abuse. The concern here is how will a polluting industry be defined? And on what scale must this be curtailed?
  
• Additionally, the proposal makes an opt out for industries without technology, which seems a strange addition to the ministry considering technology does not equate non polluting.

In addition, stylistically there's quite a few issues with punctuation and grammar throughout, and while the occasional miss here and there is understandable and can often be forgiven, there's quite a large amount of capitalization tossed randomly in here and there too.

Ministerial Suggestion;

In truth, we're all for the intent of this act, it's well meaning, it's feel good. Whats not to like and support? Well unfortunately the answer to that is the lack of polish on it. A little more refinement, the filling of some loopholes and it might have been a perfect draft. As it stands at this moment, while we suspect the fluffies may see this pass at vote with ease, the ministerial recommendation here is AGAINST.

As always this is just a suggested vote, please vote FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN below.

For

This is an utterly abysmal proposal, and I'm deeply concerned that the mods haven't acted on the legality challenge. I think the wait suggests they're going to wriggle out of declaring it illegal, and do so at such a late stage there's no time to challenge it.

Against

Against

Gladly voted against.

Scumshire has voted AGAINST this legislation.

Against.

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Voting on this resolution has ended.

Thanks to those nations who cast their votes. Your participation is a great help to the region.

This topic has been locked and sent to the Archives for safekeeping. If you would like this topic to be re-opened for further discussion, please contact the WA Delegate, a Global Moderator, or an Administrator for assistance. Thank you.